It's always best to only spend in regards to expendable dollars. My wife & I work for the local school district, so we live by our means. We are very fortunate to have all the necessary benefits & an incredible retirement plan. Every week I play $25 in numbers & she spends $50 every week on lottery tickets. We save all the winning tickets until the end of the month & the winning monies go towards next months expenditure. I have done the math for several years & we have approximately won .35 cents for every dollar spent. Not a very good return, but the possibility of hitting the jackpot is reason people play. That dollar spent is a rush w/ an expectation of a (fleeting) dream. My analogy of the lottery is this ~ The average Walmart store is approximately 100,000 sq. ft. > Put a dollar on that one & only winning sq. foot & you win!!! Most likely it's not happening, as this puts the astronomical odds into perspective.

The key words are expendable dollars. My wife & I don't have any debt & we have contributed 20% of our income to retirement for many years. A few hundred dollars a month is dispensable for us. We live by our means & are never compulsive when it comes to any lottery purchase. We stick within our perimeters for we have more than enough.

This evening we won a $1000 on a $10 scratch off!!! Thanks so much MrBally for the above mentioned statements. Always remember ~ One could give a $100 to a 100 people in a room & their is always that one that will criticize or complain. CBT ~ That's what it sounds like to me > Charlie Brown's Teacher - Wa-Wah-Wah-Wa-Wah....

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I was sitting next to my wife when she was scratching this ticket, as she scratched off the bonus area first there was $200. After she uncovered the $600 total I said to her that this is a $1000 dollar winner. At this time we are saving for WOZ & we agreed to put half the winnings towards that machine. We have won $500 several x's, $100 many-many x's, but never $1000.

Gee, I might have to start a Go-Fund-Me page just to support my lottery addiction. Key words/gibberish > Expendable Income & Wa-Wah-Wah-Wa-Wah....