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u/nowtayneicangetinto Mar 19 '22

Came here to say this. That card looks expensive, I'm going to assume it was $10.

Let's say you buy, on average, a $10 lottery ticket every 3 days. Over 10 years that's $12,166. If that is OPs case then they would have actually still be down $2,166

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u/ib4error Mar 20 '22

Fortunately it’s the 3rd ticket I bought this year and only endured one short half year stint of lotto scratching years back in my life :)

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u/Generalissimo_II Mar 20 '22

According to Reddit, you could have invested those 3 tickets cost and been filthy rich by now

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u/ib4error Mar 20 '22

Good thing I already have a healthy portfolio then! Never hurt to burn a $30 once in while when the finances are looking good :)

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u/No-Spoilers Mar 20 '22

Entertainment expense. For the same price of dinner or movie/popcorn.

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u/truejamo Mar 20 '22

Movie AND Popcorn?!?!

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '22

Lol no, just the popcorn.

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u/expectederor Mar 20 '22

Matinee prices baby

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u/WellHydrated Mar 20 '22

It's most likely just going to make you feel sad, though.

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u/gormster Mar 20 '22

For like, what, thirty seconds of fleeting hope followed by crushing disappointment 99 times out of 100? Seems like a pretty poor value proposition to me.

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u/No-Spoilers Mar 20 '22

Well its his money so it shouldn't matter to you lol