To be sure, here’s nothing wrong with fantasizing about winning the grand prize, or dropping $5 to $10 to buy lottery tickets or scratch-offs on occasion.
In fact, Americans spent nearly $108 billion on lottery tickets last year, according to the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries.
If that’s the case for you, why not spend most of your lottery money on experiences you know you like doing now.
Make money off your lottery moneyOverall, your odds of winning a Powerball prize of any amount are 1 in 24.9, the lottery says.
Think of it this way: Let’s say you spend $35 a week on lottery tickets ($1,820 a year).
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