Do you play the lottery? I don’t…but then again I do. I play the scratch off games…occasionally. See, I rarely carry cash. I have found that when I do carry cash, I end up spending it on stupid little things (like candy bars) because I usually won’t use my credit/debit card for a smaller purchase (usually)…like a Milky Way for $.79. So, when I find a few bucks in my wallet, I usually buy a scratch off ticket or two. For some reason, I love them. I’m not addicted or anything crazy like that, but I do find a small thrill scratching off the boxes. Normally, I buy the one dollar scratch offs. Sometimes, I will get the two dollar ones. I really don’t win that much. When I do win it has only been a few dollars (so far!). I have a $10 rule. If I win less than $10 I will use my winnings to buy more scratch offs. Because let’s face it, I could totally win a lot more money on the next scratch off. And, if I win more than $10, I keep it. Because $10 is a good amount of money. I could buy a six pack of beer, a pizza, or a jug of Tide. I consider that a pretty good win.
My husband once told me there is a secret to winning. Which someone at work told him…so I don’t actually know how accurate it is? Every scratch off has a number in the top right hand corner. That number is from 1-999 (I think at least). Supposedly, any of the scratch offs with numbers less than 100 are definitely not winners. And you always want to buy the same kind if you are buying more than one. I like to mix up which ones I get, but probability usually is in your favor if you get several of the same kind.
I know one day I will hit it big. And when I do, I will not share it with my husband because he always makes fun of me for playing them. He says, “You can’t win big if you don’t play big”…meaning I’m not going to win $100,000 if I only play the dollar scratch offs. I hope he doesn’t expect me to share my winnings when I do win big ;)
If I do win big, I have a list of things that I will spend my winnings on. I will put some money aside for my children’s college fund, pay off my student loans (hopefully my children will not have any!), pay off my house and cars and take a nice family vacation to the beach…in the Mediterranean! Then I will probably sell my house and build our dream home! One with a huge gourmet kitchen and living room for entertaining! And hopefully I will win enough that I can share some with my family to help them pay off any outstanding debts or just to take some time off of work and come to the beach with us!
What would you do if you won the lottery?
My husband once told me there is a secret to winning. Which someone at work told him…so I don’t actually know how accurate it is? Every scratch off has a number in the top right hand corner. That number is from 1-999 (I think at least). Supposedly, any of the scratch offs with numbers less than 100 are definitely not winners. And you always want to buy the same kind if you are buying more than one. I like to mix up which ones I get, but probability usually is in your favor if you get several of the same kind.
I know one day I will hit it big. And when I do, I will not share it with my husband because he always makes fun of me for playing them. He says, “You can’t win big if you don’t play big”…meaning I’m not going to win $100,000 if I only play the dollar scratch offs. I hope he doesn’t expect me to share my winnings when I do win big ;)
If I do win big, I have a list of things that I will spend my winnings on. I will put some money aside for my children’s college fund, pay off my student loans (hopefully my children will not have any!), pay off my house and cars and take a nice family vacation to the beach…in the Mediterranean! Then I will probably sell my house and build our dream home! One with a huge gourmet kitchen and living room for entertaining! And hopefully I will win enough that I can share some with my family to help them pay off any outstanding debts or just to take some time off of work and come to the beach with us!
What would you do if you won the lottery?