Stopped playing the lottery

I got into bitcoin in August, since then I haven’t spent any money on lottery tickets. Prior to that, I would spend about $2-4 on quick picks a week knowing that it was next to impossible to win. I really played because it gave me temporary hope. I didn’t really see another way for me to realistically amass any real wealth. I’m not going to start a business or invent something or inherit anything so I didn’t see a path except up the corporate ladder, and if you knew me then you’d know that that option would be nearly as unrealistic as a lottery ticket.Since August, I’ve been saving my pennies and trying to get them into crypto (mostly bitcoin, but also eth, iota & sub). I don’t own enough yet to think there is a way for me to become a millionaire, but i can see a potential path to a nest egg. For the first time in my life I can actually say that I’m cautiously optimistic about my financial future and I’m no longer leaning on the cheap dopamine bump that comes from a lottery ticket.That’s my story. Thought there might be people in this community that could relate. via /r/Bitcoin http://bit.ly/2lbwtnv