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morgothaod

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Oct 11, 2015, 11:54 am

Hi, I wanted to give an update to my original thread about weaning myself off of the lottery (Original thread here). I went ahead and disconnected my internet and tv to recoup my losses (I spent $200 in 2 days on scratchers). I didn't hit my goal of 2 months without service but I made it 1.5 months and now my urge to gamble is a lot less. I now associate scratchers with me not having any tv or internet. I still have a very small urge to gamble and I have stuck with spending $2 a week on the number games (FL lottery and Mega Millions). I'm proud to say that I feel in control of my gambling and I now carry my debit card with me (I had to leave it at home before because I would withdraw money and buy tickets).
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Oct 11, 2015, 1:10 pm

Thank You morgothaod for your good news. Congratulations !!

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Oct 11, 2015, 1:27 pm

Quote: Originally posted by morgothaod on Oct 11, 2015
Hi, I wanted to give an update to my original thread about weaning myself off of the lottery (Original thread here). I went ahead and disconnected my internet and tv to recoup my losses (I spent $200 in 2 days on scratchers). I didn't hit my goal of 2 months without service but I made it 1.5 months and now my urge to gamble is a lot less. I now associate scratchers with me not having any tv or internet. I still have a very small urge to gamble and I have stuck with spending $2 a week on the number games (FL lottery and Mega Millions). I'm proud to say that I feel in control of my gambling and I now carry my debit card with me (I had to leave it at home before because I would withdraw money and buy tickets).

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morgothaod

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Oct 11, 2015, 1:44 pm

Quote: Originally posted by music* on Oct 11, 2015
Thank You morgothaod for your good news. Congratulations !!

Are you living one day at a time?

No, not really… I think that my mindset changed after I "punished myself" for gambling so much money. The feeling to buy a ticket is very, very small now. I guess the negative association with gambling (Not having tv and internet) is still very strong in my mind. I just don't want to fall into the hopeless feeling of buying a $20 scratcher, losing, buying another to make up for the loss, lose again, and keep buying tickets to just break-even. I guess I didn't really have a strong gambling addiction. For the most part, I spent maybe $30 a month, however, once every other month or two, I would have a day where I could lose $100. I'm not rich, so I didn't want to see myself spend that much money. I can't say for certain that I will continue on this path. However, I'll try my best to do so.
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Oct 11, 2015, 11:57 pm

Quote: Originally posted by morgothaod on Oct 11, 2015
No, not really… I think that my mindset changed after I "punished myself" for gambling so much money. The feeling to buy a ticket is very, very small now. I guess the negative association with gambling (Not having tv and internet) is still very strong in my mind. I just don't want to fall into the hopeless feeling of buying a $20 scratcher, losing, buying another to make up for the loss, lose again, and keep buying tickets to just break-even. I guess I didn't really have a strong gambling addiction. For the most part, I spent maybe $30 a month, however, once every other month or two, I would have a day where I could lose $100. I'm not rich, so I didn't want to see myself spend that much money. I can't say for certain that I will continue on this path. However, I'll try my best to do so.

I spend about $400 on Scratcher= I buy 1 entire book every month and still haven't nailed anything major

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Oct 12, 2015, 10:50 am

Quote: Originally posted by chopperman8238 on Oct 11, 2015
I spend about $400 on Scratcher= I buy 1 entire book every month and still haven't nailed anything major

Do you at least break even? Or come close...

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Oct 12, 2015, 1:34 pm

Quote: Originally posted by Funtimz on Oct 12, 2015
Do you at least break even? Or come close...

How can he if states keep 50% of sales for themselves. A roll of tickets by design is only going to pay out 50% of their cost on average.

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Oct 18, 2015, 7:29 am

Quote: Originally posted by morgothaod on Oct 11, 2015
Hi, I wanted to give an update to my original thread about weaning myself off of the lottery (Original thread here). I went ahead and disconnected my internet and tv to recoup my losses (I spent $200 in 2 days on scratchers). I didn't hit my goal of 2 months without service but I made it 1.5 months and now my urge to gamble is a lot less. I now associate scratchers with me not having any tv or internet. I still have a very small urge to gamble and I have stuck with spending $2 a week on the number games (FL lottery and Mega Millions). I'm proud to say that I feel in control of my gambling and I now carry my debit card with me (I had to leave it at home before because I would withdraw money and buy tickets).

congratulations !!

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Oct 22, 2015, 8:51 pm

Quote: Originally posted by morgothaod on Oct 11, 2015
Hi, I wanted to give an update to my original thread about weaning myself off of the lottery (Original thread here). I went ahead and disconnected my internet and tv to recoup my losses (I spent $200 in 2 days on scratchers). I didn't hit my goal of 2 months without service but I made it 1.5 months and now my urge to gamble is a lot less. I now associate scratchers with me not having any tv or internet. I still have a very small urge to gamble and I have stuck with spending $2 a week on the number games (FL lottery and Mega Millions). I'm proud to say that I feel in control of my gambling and I now carry my debit card with me (I had to leave it at home before because I would withdraw money and buy tickets).

Good for you !

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