“if you’re buying scratchers it’s likely you’re not a big financial planning type”
The people I see standing in line to buy lotto don’t exactly look like financial wizards.......what I see many times is the look of DESPERATION.
I worked with a guy once that played lotto incessantly.....he was always bragging about his winnings....I finally got sick of hearing it so the next time he did it in front of a bunch of our coworkers I asked him how much he spent to get what he won.....he got pissed and never brought it up again. Lol!
I have a theory that buying one ticket is still throwing your money away, but the amount is small and buying one ticket increases your chances from zero to something more than zero. The second ticket will increase your chances by a much, much smaller percentage.
So, if you have a dollar to burn, go ahead and burn it. But stop there.
I know some folks can’t stop there, though.
I won’t even spend the dollar.
I did sign Elon Musk’s petition, though. If I get a million dollars, well, I’ll sing that song:
If I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
Well, I’d buy you a green dress
But not a real green dress, that’s cruel
And if I had a million dollars
If I had a million dollars
Well, I’d buy you some art
A Picasso or a Garfunkel