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Originally Posted by LWJ
I buy about one ticket every twoish years. When the pot is enormous.
And, I have a plan:
I talk with my family and we all have a "lottery wish item." My son was a Lake Placid Blue 1963 Stratocaster. My daughter was a dog that wears a sweater. My wife was an Italian home. Mine was a nice sailboat. This dreaming, is worth the $2 easily.
And, on the VERY remote chance of a big win, I will do the following:
Set up 1/2 in a charitable trust that I control. I will spend the rest of my life giving this out.
Spend the other 1/2 - after I have gifted a few important people in my life meaningful amounts.
First step is to hire a legal team, PR team, accounting team and possibly move and change my name.
So yes, I am pretty damn cheap. Look at all the mileage I get from $2. |
Been saying that for years, I'm not buying the tickets, I am buying the "What if" fantasy, like spending $20 for a movie, you do that to escape. Kinda like when you were a kid, going to the Saturday matinee, and finding a star on the bottom of your cup.
Those of a certain age know exactly what I am talking about.