I buy a scratchoff occasionally, mostly on Friday when I get paid. I view it as recreation. If I break even I throw it in the console for a day when I want a cup of coffee. If I win a little more I'll "reinvest" some of it in more tickets. More than $10.00, it goes into my general fund. One time I won $1000, some of that went toward a set of cutting torches; some went to something else I wanted; and the rest went in the bank to pay the taxes on it. I won't buy them if there's a line behind me... there's nothing I hate more than standing there waiting while somebody says "I'll take one of those, and-no, not that, the other one. What is the number of..."
I get it. I did something similar when I first moved to Vegas. I was 2 blocks from a local casino and went there on Friday night and dropped $20 at the games. Drank free and had some fun. Sometimes I would go home less $20, sometimes, I broke even and rarely I would make a few bucks.
you mean I'm not the only one?
I related a story here several years ago about waiting in line on Christmas Eve while the kid in front of me tried to decide what he wanted. It was a small grocery store that I frequent and all three lanes were backed up to the end of the store with people getting their last minute shopping done. I finally spoke up and wasn't very nice about it, telling him to make up his mind and stop wasting everyone else's time.
On a million as the base (Actually it started out as 3/4 mil) I have pulled over a hundered grand a year and some years well over a hundred fifty grand out of it as income leaving the res intact and have also grown it by half a million.
Old school, eh?
Some places are getting pumps which take cash. Most others won't turn the pumps on until you pay. I always fill my tank so paying at the register means that you get to stand in line twice. Before pay at the pump, you were expected to leave your card with the minimum wage cashier. No WAY that's going to happen. It was also before Al invented the internet, so you didn't know about fraudulant activity until your statement came, 3-6 weeks later.Old school, eh?
Why not pay at the pump? Seriously. A credit card that earns cash back, that you pay off each month, costs you nothing, is much more convenient, and actually makes you a little extra money each time you use it. Plus, you don’t have to stand in line behind the scratch off crowd.
No card readers on the pumps? And I thought I lived in the boonies.
Though too often they are out of order.My credit card shows immediately when there is a charge put on it. So you know longer have to have that fear of somebody using your card without your knowledge. In most cases it’s instantly sent to my phone but sometimes in poor reception areas it’ll come a few minutes later.
They left a message on our home phone. My wife called and got it released. Works like it’s supposed to.
I would consider it, except that I don't know how.
I know. Yet I have never bought one, and honestly don't know how to do so. As near as I can tell you wait until the busiest time of the day, and make everyone wait while you "pick your numbers."
