Reading some posts here recently got me to thinking about the subject of being able to plan and save for the future when you are a gambler.
Short answer: of course this is impossible to do.
Personally, whenever I would hear (or overhear) people talking about setting money aside to buy a new house, or for their kids’ educational fund, or to purchase a new car, go on a long vacation, etc., etc..I would feel disappointment and sadness when I thought about my own situation.
I wanted to scream aloud “Yes, I want to do and enjoy these things too, but I can’t because I waste my money gambling!”
On a related note, purchasing anything using a monthly installment plan is the worst idea for a gambler. For non-gamblers this is a great idea, but when you gamble you don’t know how much money you will ever have in your pocket day-to-day let alone how much you will have every month. I can’t tell you how many installment plans I have had to reneg on. It’s always pay cash in full for me..so my future money could be focused nearly 100% on gambling without having to worry about another pesky expense.
Yet, going back to the original topic, I want to be able to get excited about my future and my family’s future.If I cannot do this for myself, then I want to change and motivate myself to do it for them.
I want to give them the best this life has to offer and not to lead a s****y existence because of my selfishness to continue gambing for no other reason than my personal pleasure.