Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 7, 2016 1:09pm
I pass numerous corner stores on my daily commute....on foot. Zero cost. I also play <5 a year.sleeper;1773851 wrote:$2 at 5% return(conservative), 40 years from now is worth ~$14. Now consider the cost it takes to get to the convenience store and the # of times you actually play the lottery and you can easily see why poor/stupid people play the lottery.
Thanks for the breakdown though, that $14 could really come in handy when I'm 70!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 7, 2016 1:13pm
Lol, yeah, I have a drive-thru and a gas station that I go directly past on my drive home from work. Wooo, I'd be really adding on the miles and wear on my car to get that ticket! I should just grab $2 and start an IRA with that money. I can already feel the pennies coming in!Automatik;1773857 wrote:I pass numerous corner stores on my daily commute....on foot. Zero cost. I also play <5 a year.
Thanks for the breakdown though, that $14 could really come in handy when I'm 70!
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 7, 2016 1:14pm
By the time you're 95...fucking LOADED! $$$
ENJOY!
ENJOY!
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 7, 2016 1:17pm
I would already consider myself "loaded".Automatik;1773859 wrote:By the time you're 95...fucking LOADED! $$$
ENJOY!
Not nearly as much as I'd like, sure, but I'm also not delusional in thinking I'm going to make any remotely positive ROI by playing the freaking lottery. I'm more interested in optimally building wealth.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 7, 2016 1:18pm
Fortunately for myself, I don't think about the ROI on $2 either. We both win!
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friendfromlowry
Posts: 6,239
Jan 7, 2016 1:24pm
ITT: sleeper mad
DeyDurkie5
Posts: 11,324
Jan 7, 2016 1:37pm
It's 2$ a ticket. Who gives a shit.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jan 7, 2016 1:40pm
Yeah... I went ahead and sold my ticket back. Fuck those guys.Heretic;1773850 wrote:I was thinking about trying, but, man, now I'm scared that the loss of a couple dollars will magically make me less intelligent or, even worse, A POOR PERSON!!!!
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 7, 2016 1:42pm
Good job.
Your 88 year old self will thank you when you find yourself short $14!
Your 88 year old self will thank you when you find yourself short $14!
power i
Posts: 1,296
Jan 7, 2016 1:44pm
I'm going to short my AEP bill 20 bucks to play. I hope they don't shut my electric off. But as soon as I win, I'll just buy AEP.
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 7, 2016 1:51pm
A poor person.DeyDurkie5;1773865 wrote:It's 2$ a ticket. Who gives a shit.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jan 7, 2016 2:00pm
And this is the only time I play. Only when it's a ridiculous amount. Buy a few tickets and sit back & dream. Not going to win anyway but fun to think about.OSH;1773840 wrote:I'll buy. I have no issues in spending $10 on big money tickets like this a couple times a year.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jan 7, 2016 2:01pm
*$2DeyDurkie5;1773865 wrote:It's 2$ a ticket. Who gives a shit.
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 7, 2016 2:02pm
Not mad. Just being the voice of reason in a sea of ignorance.friendfromlowry;1773864 wrote:ITT: sleeper mad
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 7, 2016 2:03pm
/conalma'dsleeper;1773877 wrote:Not mad. Just being the voice of reason in a sea of ignorance.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Jan 7, 2016 2:15pm
No Con Alma would say...Heretic;1773878 wrote:/conalma'd
"Why would you think I'm mad? To be mad you would have to assume this would affect me personally, which it does not. I'm merely suggesting what I would consider to be reasonable for me. I would never assume what is reasonable for you. "
TBone14
Posts: 6,383
Jan 7, 2016 2:16pm
This. I'd be more upset if the whole office won and I missed out than if I saved the $5 or $10 we chip off when the jackpots get huge.BR1986FB;1773828 wrote:LOL, he's right as you usually see some toothless hilljack winning it. With that being said, I'll probably waste $10.
As far as office pools go, you pretty much have to throw some money in because you don't want to be the one left out when everyone comes in and quits.
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jan 7, 2016 2:22pm
Lol sleeper it's $2. Fuck off man
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Jan 7, 2016 2:26pm
Okay JJ Huddle. It's just $12!SportsAndLady;1773889 wrote:Lol sleeper it's $2. Fuck off man
SportsAndLady
Posts: 35,632
Jan 7, 2016 2:27pm
JJhuddle= the lottery? Got it.sleeper;1773893 wrote:Okay JJ Huddle. It's just $12!
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 7, 2016 3:09pm
There's a bit of a difference between: (1) Waste $2 on a gambling deal where you have a .00000000000(infinitely more zeros)1% chance of winning more money than you'd know what to do with and (2) Waste $12 to chat on a dying message board where some dipshit is looking for a chance to ban anyone for anything because his undies are stuck too far up his overweight moron ass where you have no chance of winning anything unless they're still giving out free copies of that stupid magazine no one gave a fuck about.sleeper;1773893 wrote:Okay JJ Huddle. It's just $12!
The cheaper money-wasting action at least gives a dream of success; the more expensive one can't even provide that.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jan 7, 2016 3:10pm
But it's only $1 per month.Heretic;1773907 wrote:There's a bit of a difference between: (1) Waste $2 on a gambling deal where you have a .00000000000(infinitely more zeros)1% chance of winning more money than you'd know what to do with and (2) Waste $12 to chat on a dying message board where some dipshit is looking for a chance to ban anyone for anything because his undies are stuck too far up his overweight moron ass where you have no chance of winning anything unless they're still giving out free copies of that stupid magazine no one gave a fuck about.
The cheaper money-wasting action at least gives a dream of success; the more expensive one can't even provide that.
MontyBrunswick
Posts: 846
Jan 7, 2016 3:15pm
Stunned that all of the millennials are buying tickets.... Not!
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Jan 7, 2016 3:17pm
But aren't you poor as fuck?MontyBrunswick;1773910 wrote:Stunned that all of the millennials are buying tickets.... Not!
MontyBrunswick
Posts: 846
Jan 7, 2016 3:18pm
wise investing and savings have made me very comfortableAutomatik;1773912 wrote:But aren't you poor as fuck?