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What do you really want to gain by playing the lotteries?

Money

[ 21 ]

[ 75.0% ]

Time

[ 7 ]

[ 25.0% ]

Total valid votes

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Discarded votes

[ 3 ]

hypersoniq

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Jul 28, 2003, 7:26 am

Winning a big jackpot would certainly give you both ,but which is more important to you?

I would have to say time... Just think of how much of your lifetime is spent away from your home and family doing jobs you don't like because you need the money.

Have an EXCELlent day!
rundown99

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Jul 28, 2003, 7:49 am

I would say money.

Smart lottery winners form trust to claim their winnings. They send an attorney to the lottery headquarters to claim the prize in trust, so that ONLY the name of the trust is revealed. And they tell NO ONE, especially relatives.

If you ever win a lottery and you are single, the only person you should ever marry is someone who was truly in love with you BEFORE you won the jackpot!

People can talk about strategies and gimmicks all they want, but unless your ticket actually matches at least 5 of those 6 balls, you are just another person who tried to win a game yet ultimately failed.
fja

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Jul 28, 2003, 8:06 am

I would love to have time, but I'd like the money to give me more time.

"Everybody has to believe in something...I believe I'll have another beer!" = W.C.Fields
visiondude

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Jul 28, 2003, 11:20 am

in the book by rob sanford, "infinite financial freedom", he talks about one of the main benefits of winning the lottery. that of getting back the time that one looses by living life on others terms instead of your own. by winning you now have the "time" to live your life on your terms. an invaluable/incalcuable asset.
so in this order;
(1) winning = $$$$$$ = time back
(2) infomercial vitamins
(3) plastic surgery
(4) cryogenics
(5) un-freeze me when someone legitimetly cracks the lottery "code"

VDQPLS

"i am .........."meant to"

P.S., that RJoH is a stand up guy. thanks, vision

until further notice, it's france everyday
RJOh

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Jul 28, 2003, 11:22 am

People play Pick3 and the biggest prize is $500 per winning ticket. No one can seriously expect $500 to change their lives or give them more free time, so for those players it has to be winning. People like to gamble and win, even if it just a couple of bucks on a local game. Lotteries allow all us gamblers to gamble within our budget.
RJOh
Greg

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Jul 28, 2003, 2:57 pm

Actually, having the time free from being compelled to work for a living is implied by having the money.

I would keep my part-time job and use the remaining time to record and promote my music, work on other projects, and donate to places like Covenant House and PFLAG, including to people who you read about who got screwed royally.

But what good is money or time without structure? I'd make sure my time was structured. Just ask any retiree who worked 9-5 and now drives their spouse nuts by being home all the time. :-)
WILLSELL

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Jul 28, 2003, 6:12 pm

Certainly money makes things a bit easier. I dont think anyone can argue against that. But having money and keeping it requires a lot of work and time. I sure wouldn't mind work ...rofl.
I agree that a certain part of winning is the lure of the gambler, which seems to be a nasty lil gene in everyone, down to the kids that buy a 50 cent raffle ticket at a soccer game. The Dream is the other part of why we play lotteries.
megamillionaire

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Jul 29, 2003, 8:01 am

Quote: O

Megamillionaire

Time is a wonderful teacher, but it kills all its students.

A man must consider what a rich realm he leaves when he becomes a conformist.
golotto

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Aug 20, 2003, 12:02 pm
For me it's mainly time and that's what a lotto prize would give. As long as I have enough funds to get by, having the time to just enjoy the simple things in life is all that I would ask from the lottery. The time for a long walk, a bike ride, just working in the garden...a little jackpot win would certainly be nice to allow me the time to live a quiet life. That's all I would ask for, the time for a simple and quiet life.
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smd173

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Aug 20, 2003, 9:13 pm

Very good poll question. I'm going with time. I'd really love to be able to play golf 5 days a week if I could.
visiondude

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Aug 20, 2003, 9:29 pm

SMD,
only (5) days a week? where's your committment?

VISION

"i am .........."meant to"

P.S., that RJoH is a stand up guy. thanks, vision

until further notice, it's france everyday
WILLSELL

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Sep 1, 2003, 7:25 am

Since time = money then money = time mathmatically speaking.
Show me the money and the rest will fall in place.
kbcherokee

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Sep 1, 2003, 4:00 pm

Time = Money

Research indicates that the length of your time horizon is the one characteristic that most accurately predicts where you will land in the socioeconomic strata.

Chief - "With an unusually long time horizon"

May the warm winds of heaven blow softly upon your house. May the Great Spirit bless all who enter there. May your mocassins make happy tracks in many snows. And may the rainbow always touch your shoulder.
duffwoo

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Sep 6, 2003, 9:53 pm

Quote: Originally posted by visiondude on July 28, 2003

in the book by rob sanford, "infinite financial freedom", he talks about one of the main benefits of winning the lottery. that of getting back the time that one looses by living life on others terms instead of your own. by winning you now have the "time" to live your life on your terms. an invaluable/incalcuable asset.
so in this order;
(1) winning = $$$$$$ = time back
(2) infomercial vitamins
(3) plastic surgery
(4) cryogenics
(5) un-freeze me when someone legitimetly cracks the lottery "code"

VDQPLS

Yes,I like to work for myself.
visiondude

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Sep 6, 2003, 9:58 pm

duffwoo,
wow. all the way from china. good to have you in here at lottery post.
i don't know if you play any kind of lottery there, but you are welcome to come in here and have fun with us.

VISIONsan

"i am .........."meant to"

P.S., that RJoH is a stand up guy. thanks, vision

until further notice, it's france everyday

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