High gas prices and lottery spending.

Reply #45

justxploring — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:04:52 GMT

In FL we still have those pumps you can click in place and fill up. Anyway, last week I placed the nozzle into my tank and proceeded to wash my windows. I heard it stop and I walked back to remove the nozzle. I looked up (keep in mind I only have a Camry) and screamed Oh My God! It was over $48. Someone called over You alright Ma'am

Reply #44

TNPATL — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 21:52:52 GMT

Honestly I was not playing a whole lot anyway. I probably play about once a week if that much, and usually don't spend more then 3 or 5 dollars depending on the wheel I use. In fact a couple of times I've won enough to cover gas!!! So I still play.

Reply #43

pacattack05 — Sat, 26 May 2007 22:53:32 GMT

You're killing me...stop..

I put 60 bucks in today...and I weeped so hard....

Reply #42

GrassHopper35 — Sat, 26 May 2007 07:06:59 GMT

I put $6 worth of gas in my truck today and it laughed at me

Reply #41

Littleoldlady — Fri, 25 May 2007 23:02:57 GMT

I think Florida is expensive, too. My sisters and brothers are there and they are struggling. My sister has to sell her property to get out from under some debts. I am also trying to sell my land there..I am hoping to beat the 100% tax hike. My property tax doubled last year. Florida is so expensive until pretty soon it will only be fit for millionaires. I paid 3.02 a gallon for gas yesterday and believe me ..I had to stop and think. I try not to make fun runs. Now if I could just convin... [ More ]

Reply #40

MissNYC — Fri, 25 May 2007 18:55:18 GMT

I don't think I'll ever cut back, on average. I'll play $5 a draw when a jackpot hits around $70 mil, and I will play a few dollars more if it gets really big, but I'm not one of those people who will drop $50 on a single draw, ever. The way I see it, I don't smoke, people who smoke can spend $6 or more a day, so what's $10 a week on a lotto ticket

Reply #39

justxploring — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:45:35 GMT

Funny that I read this after thinking about yesterday when I passed a gas station that had a $2.99 sign and I said Darn, wish I needed a fill up! I won't stop for gas if I only need 5 gallons.

OMG! Do you realize that now that's over $15 bucks? When I was a teenager, I would put 50 cents worth of gas in the tank to replace what I used during the rare times when I was allowed to borrow my father's car. In 1971 I remember paying a dollar and my VW bug would go for many miles.

As I... [ More ]

Reply #38

jarasan — Thu, 24 May 2007 20:34:24 GMT

I still put the same $20 to $60 in the tank every time I get gas.

Reply #37

DoubleDown — Thu, 24 May 2007 19:24:49 GMT

I got regular unleaded today at Sam's Club for $2.98 and I felt like I was getting over on the man .

Think about that for a minute. Did you ever think that we would be happy to pay $2.98 for a gallon of gas

Reply #36

MegaWinner — Thu, 24 May 2007 01:51:40 GMT

I still play the same $5-10 bucks every drawing.

Reply #35

Badger — Thu, 24 May 2007 00:59:11 GMT

$2.99/gallon ? I wish ! It's $3.50/gallon here, and they say 4 bucks isn't far behind

Reply #34

Think — Wed, 23 May 2007 14:51:26 GMT

Mass Tranist is Waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy more available in Europe.

The nearest train station here is at least 200 miles away and the nearest subway is 1000 miles away.

In Europe,at least the 15 countries I was in (including those listed in your gas prices), I took the rails everywhere. I also point out that when you ride the rails you don't get stressed out by road rage and also the cheap and crappy electronics in your car dont fail.

Reply #33

jarrettac — Wed, 23 May 2007 07:22:05 GMT

Gosh...you're all luckier than you realize.

Here in sunny Los Angeles, the prices vary GREATLY from neighborhood to neighborhood. One station will charge $3.37 for regular, but that's the CHEAPEST you can find and its at one very out-of-the-way station in not such a hot neighborhood. Today I was seriously on E, like below the E, so I pulled into the first station I came to before I would run out. $3.99!! $4 gas is here people. The average price for regular around here is maybe $3.69 or s... [ More ]

Reply #32

pacattack05 — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:31:25 GMT

I just couldn't help putting my $3.17 in....LOL

It just furiates me. This country has a major crisis on it's hand, I hate to say. I am fully aware of the fact that there are shareholders and all the other reasons. All I'm saying is that just like most other problems, something has to give if a soultion, any kind of solution is derived. The things that will give is food prices, transportation surcharges, and the such.

So let me get this straight. A select few will make huge amounts of profi... [ More ]

Reply #31

Badger — Wed, 23 May 2007 00:11:21 GMT

Not cutting on the lottery, no. Cutting elsewhere. Like not buying food and snacks at the convenience store. Much cheaper to make a lunch at home, take it with. You'd be surprised how much money we al waste on buying junk that we end up either using up real fast, or wolfing down when we really weren't even hungry. I'm just buying what I need now, not what I want .

Seems like we're stuck for a loooong period with the gas thing. We'll never see 2 bucks a gallon again, but we could see... [ More ]

Reply #30

inittowin — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:45:18 GMT

I had to start playing more on the daily games, so I could win more, just to pay for the rising gas prices

Reply #29

justxploring — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:26:13 GMT

First, I appreciate your post. But does it make me feel better? Not really. I'll tell you why. The average per capita annual income in Ethiopia is less than $200 (in U.S. dollars.) So what? Does that mean if someone makes $6.67 (min wage in FL) an hour he should be grateful? It won't pay the bills in the United States. When I was traveling in Central America, $10,000 a year was considered to be an excellent income, since the average annual income is less than $5,000 in U.S. dollars in P... [ More ]

Reply #28

lacie — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:15:21 GMT

Are these figures really accurate? If they are, can you all see where the oil companies want to go?

The poor guys, instead of feeling like there gougeing the crap out of us, would instead be saying look here as you can see we're treating you guys very nice so quit crying about 3.28 per gallon. If we really get mad you guys might start seeing 6 or 7. dollar a gallon and don't expect your government to stop us we own all of them too.

GREAT

Reply #27

weshar75 — Sun, 20 May 2007 16:14:10 GMT

I paid $3.41 here in Oregon for gas just yesterday. I sure think about my lottery spending lately and the $1 tickets look a lot better when I am losing then spending $5 or higher and lose.-weshar75

Reply #26

jarasan — Sun, 20 May 2007 15:55:59 GMT

Maybe this will help us feel better.

Weekly Retail Premium Gasoline Prices (Including Taxes)

(U.S. Dollars per Gallon)

Date

Belgium FranceGermanyItalyNetherlandsUKUS

4/16/076.716.566.716.547.546.933.08

4/23/076.776.576.896.587.587.043.08

4/30/076.806.717.096.687.777.073.18

5/7/076.766.787.046.747.757.133.25

5/14/076.776.727.086.737.757.123.28

Reply #25

pacattack05 — Sun, 20 May 2007 01:58:37 GMT

I drive for a living and have to pay for the gas. The tips pay most of the time, when the greedy rich folks throw me a bone. But recently, it seem's like the summer blend...is putting a hurt on my bottom line.

Go to Miami and see what they charge mileage wise. 2 and change just to get in the cab, and about 2.18.00 a mile averaged.

We in Sothwest Florida are averaging about 181.00 per mile. Still the lowest in Florida, and still have complaints on how expensive it is.

Reply #24

Think — Sun, 20 May 2007 01:49:05 GMT

I will now only spend the same amount once the Jackpots get to a level that I like. If they are not at that level, I will not buy tickets.

I live in an area of Michigan that rarely ever sees winners. I am tired of reading stories of people in SE Mich who have won multiple times like that guy who got two 1Million dollar winning scratch offs in the same store in Dexter...Or that guy in Saginaw who won the fantasy 5 twice. Or how about that terminal in Jackson that sold Million dollar raffle

Reply #23

justxploring — Sat, 19 May 2007 19:42:25 GMT

I know I've already written a couple of comments, but after thinking about it and seeing the different answers, it's obvious that the response will always depend on your financial situation BEFORE the price of gas went up. If someone is very comfortable, then spending an extra $10 a week on gas will have little effect on his overall budget. I mean, $500 more a year isn't any big deal for many people. However, if someone is scraping by or living paycheck to paycheck, then the extra cost of gas... [ More ]

Reply #22

RJOh — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:43:36 GMT

Actually higher gas prices are making lottery tickets look like a bargain. When gas was $1.60 per gallon I would think about how far I could drive on the money I spent on $5 worth of tickets. Now when I fill up my tank to take a 200 mile trip I think about how many chances I could buy to win a $6M+ jackpot with the same money.

Now I enjoy playing the lottery more than taking trips.,

Reply #21

Super8 — Sat, 19 May 2007 18:08:07 GMT

Yes, I plan on cutting back on my play, cause I've been chasing that Cash 3 win, which has eluded me lately.

Not to mention the cost of everthing.

Get back to a more regulated.......aka budgeted play.

Super8

Reply #20

tnlotto1 — Sat, 19 May 2007 17:02:34 GMT

i have purchased lotto tickets at k mart in atlanta on buford highway so they have sold them in the past at k mart but i dont know if they still do. i also know that they sell them at grocery stores here in tennessee like Krogers...

Reply #19

emilyg — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:58:06 GMT

Nancy - not important USED to is key word here

Reply #18

justxploring — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:29:29 GMT

Out of curiosity, since I traveled a lot in the past....

Thought I'd check to see if Atlanta sells lottery tickets at WalMart or KMart. Unfortunately, they are not listed alphabetically. There are 615 locations and I'm not about to study all 25 pages of retailers. However, I scrolled quickly through the names and saw lots of convenient stores, gas stations, Publix supermarkets, Kroger stores....not one KMart or WalMart. There were 2 Sam's Mart Shell stations listed at the very end, but I'm... [ More ]

Reply #17

justxploring — Sat, 19 May 2007 16:01:41 GMT

Well then I guess I owe Pumpi an apology. I've lived in FL for over 12 years and I've never seen a lottery terminal at a KMart or WalMart, but if you guys say they sell them, I believe you.

EDIT: Just spent 15 minutes on the FL site. First I entered NAPLES and got 119 locations, none of them were KMarts or WalMarts (and there are several) Then I entered FORT MYERS and got 174 locations, none of of them KMarts or Walmarts (and that town has even more) Then I entered another local t... [ More ]

Reply #16

emilyg — Sat, 19 May 2007 04:10:33 GMT

So did I walmart, k-mart

Reply #15

guesser — Sat, 19 May 2007 03:49:16 GMT

I bought PB tickets at Wally-World here about 2 years ago, have not tried or even noticed if they still sell them.

Reply #14

LOTTOMIKE — Sat, 19 May 2007 03:42:47 GMT

i haven't played in a while so i've cut back.......

Reply #13

justxploring — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:55:07 GMT

I paid $3.05 on Thursday. On the way home I saw a Hess with a price of $2.89 and was shocked since it was so low. It was next to a BP station that was $3.08. Funny that I thought in the sticks it would be cheaper, but I was in a place called Clewiston that was the epitome of the expression the middle of nowhere

MSN Auto lists the gas stations in each by zip code I usually just stop where it's convenient, but 19 cents a gallon is a huge difference. I won't go to a station just becaus... [ More ]

Reply #12

stavros — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:38:44 GMT

Where I am in FL, price is $3.26 today

Reply #11

Littleoldlady — Fri, 18 May 2007 23:04:35 GMT

I cut back a long time ago. The lottery (p3) is getting so its not worth it to play anymore. They mess with the numbers so bad, for a long time I just quit. I just play a little now. If gas goes above $3.00, I will have no problem keeping my money in my pocket..I like lights, gas, water, food and medical care. Yesterday I had to put gas in my car..and the $2.99 price for regular almost made me faint..

Reply #10

pacattack05 — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:47:38 GMT

I always wait for a sale on lottery tickets, then buy them. Usually 50 cents off the regular price. The tricky part is to find them. They don't like to advertise.

Reply #9

spy153 — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:39:11 GMT

yes, I have to cut back. I am on a budget. Out of my budget, the lottery is the only frill I have. Any more, and I will face the decisions double down mentioned. Gas or food

Reply #8

justxploring — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:34:12 GMT

Walmart will never sell lottery tickets. Just my opinion, Pumpi. Yes, most grocery stores here sell lottery tickets. I can't think of anyone that doesn't. Albertson's, Publix and Sweetbay sell tickets for all the Florida games.

Reply #7

JackpotWanna — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:18:50 GMT

I voted not cutting back. Hey, if you win, you will never have to worry about gas again.

Reply #6

pumpi76 — Fri, 18 May 2007 21:03:43 GMT

Good question...I do think high gas prices will affect lottery sales...And this made me think of something...Can you play the lottery in a grocery store?I've seen one grocery stores where you can play scratchoffs but can't play lottery (can't remember the name of the store but a hint is that the letters of the grocery stores are green)..I think walmart should have a section to play lottery...

Reply #5

Tnplayer805 — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:55:57 GMT

I play for the fun. It's just like going to a movie or bowling. I don't have to play or see a movie to survive; however, I've got to eat and put gas in my truck. Obviously, you need to know your priorities. Playing the lottery isn't a high priority when you are watching your spending.

Reply #4

justxploring — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:48:06 GMT

Yesterday I drove about 200 miles. I stopped for gas and put $43 in my Camry and it wasn't even near the E but I was traveling down a road that didn't look as if I'd see a station for a long time.

So it's hard to answer, since I've already cut back. I voted No since I'll still always play my 4 combinations on Wed Sat until the end of time. However, I do agree that the rising prices of food and gas, along with the increase in my cable, phone and electricity bills (what about medical... [ More ]

Reply #3

lottolaughs — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:03:12 GMT

Good poll. This is a question that people face at ANY time,not just because gas is so high. EVERYTHING is so high,you got it,Double Down! Food,rents,clothes,medicine or any kind of health care,geese! And God help you if you have to call a plumber or electrician! Prices will never cease going up in this world it seems. Unfortunately,I believe that this high cost of living, in some cases, may coax people to buy even MORE lottery tickets. Those millions of dollars can put stars in your eyes when y... [ More ]

Reply #2

tnlotto1 — Fri, 18 May 2007 20:02:49 GMT

i voted still play the same but actually i play more money now...

Reply #1

DoubleDown — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:50:51 GMT

My vote was I have not yet, but might have to. This dam gas thing really s-u-c-k-s !

There are so many of us that will be faced with tough decisions soon like-

Fill the tank or:

get the prescriptions filled

get food

clothing

_____________ fill in the blanks...

High gas prices and lottery spending.

Tnplayer805 — Fri, 18 May 2007 19:37:31 GMT

With gas prices over $3 in most areas the first thing that would be affect in my opinion would be lottery sales. I have stopped playing because gas is too expensive. Of course I'm a college student home for the summer and without a job too so no surprise there. I was just wondering how much everyone was cutting back if at all because of the price of gas