does most people hear bet on the playoffs?

[ua_guy]

Football is funner, life is a gamble, and nothing in life is truly owned, I get that. You have to support yourself and others who depend on you, and have a pot to piss in when you're too old to hustle for a dollar. Gambling generally isn't a reliable way to fulfill those obligations because of the odds against you. True gamblers are only ever temporarily wealthy because you know they'll bet (and lose) it all again.

[FrostedMoose]

If you're looking for people to support your gambling activities then you've probably come to the wrong location. It's one thing if you're doing it for fun. If you're looking to get rich quick / alternative income / you know how to beat the system then I suspect you have a problem. If the numbers you've provided thus far are truthful and you're betting 20% of your net worth on a football game, then I know you have a problem.

It reads as through you're looking for justification for your decision to wager $23,000. My personal advice is cancel your bets now.

To the end of keeping the conversation honest, if you're going to keep the bets, how about going ahead and posting your picks below. Then we can see after the fact how well your financial choice played out.

I will try to later. I got a bunch of different bets on the games not just who wins.

[Fishindude77]

I'm thinking it's getting deep around here?

[myrdale]

I'm thinking it's getting deep around here?

At least the interaction is higher than most spammers. And if it is all BS, other people in the future may be helped by the thread. That he has time to reply but not time to actually answer the question as to which bets is questionable. That he doesn't know off the top of his head what he has placed his money on, at least suggest he hasn't done his due diligence in the decision making process.

[FrostedMoose]

At least the interaction is higher than most spammers. And if it is all BS, other people in the future may be helped by the thread. That he has time to reply but not time to actually answer the question as to which bets is questionable. That he doesn't know off the top of his head what he has placed his money on, at least suggest he hasn't done his due diligence in the decision making process.

I have a parlay of 31 different bets on 6 games. do you really want all of them in the middle of my work?

[FrostedMoose]

Hear on my bets on games and I have bets on some players.

Cleveland -2.5
over 44.5
Dolphins +3.5
Over 43.5
Bills – 10
Under 35.5
Dallas -7.5
Under 50.5
Lions -3
Under 51.5
Philly -3
Under 44.5

[myrdale]

Hear on my bets on games and I have bets on some players.

Cleveland -2.5
over 44.5
Dolphins +3.5
Over 43.5
Bills – 10
Under 35.5
Dallas -7.5
Under 50.5
Lions -3
Under 51.5
Philly -3
Under 44.5

Thanks. It's fairly more complex that what I was expecting. Would you mind updating with how much you've placed on each game. I think you're an interesting case study.

[disneysteve]

Would you mind updating with how much you've placed on each game. I think you're an interesting case study.

I'd be much more interested in the outcome. How much was wagered? How much was left at the end?

[myrdale]

I'd be much more interested in the outcome. How much was wagered? How much was left at the end?

That is my exact point "how much you've placed on each game".

Without it being defined on the front end how of how much was in each pot, he can claim anything after the fact.

I'd be interested in the odds for each bet, but sports betting is outside of my wheelhouse. I'd be satisfied with $1,000 on game 1, $10,000 on game 2....... so on and so forth.

[FrostedMoose]

not trying to prove anything im not going to type in every bet i have and the amount. doesnt matter i was just asking if other people bet on games.i bet all the time

[disneysteve]

i was just asking if other people bet on games.i bet all the time

I'd say the answer to that is no. I'm sure there are plenty of gambling forums out there but this isn't one of them. This site is for people looking to improve their personal finances, trim spending, boost savings, invest more, save for a house or college or retirement, and overall be more responsible and successful with their money.

Gambling in more than modest amounts as entertainment goes against all of those goals.

[FrostedMoose]

sorry. i saw some posts about dumpster diving and buying nice things so i though it was for stuff related to money

[disneysteve]

sorry. i saw some posts about dumpster diving and buying nice things so i though it was for stuff related to money

No worries. It’s an interesting topic and certainly relates to money although not in a good way. I was just at the casino last week myself. I played for about an hour and lost $40. We're fortunate to live pretty close to Delaware where casinos are smoke-free so we can enjoy ourselves without getting sickened by the smoke. We used to gamble a lot more often but got tired of the smoke in NJ and tired of losing money.

There are some other casino goers here. I don’t think sports betting has come up though other than maybe an office football pool or something like that. A friend of mine does a pool every season and I always buy into that for $50. I won last year. I haven’t this year.

[myrdale]

sorry. i saw some posts about dumpster diving and buying nice things so i though it was for stuff related to money

You're definitely not wrong, this forum is about stuff related to money. The General section tends to be pretty open ended, and as far as I am concerned your post absolutely belongs in this section.

There are only four things you can do with money, save it, spend it, invest it, or give it away (well I guess 5 would be make it). All four of these are discussed to some extent daily across the forums.

Your talk about gambling isn't that different than me talking about buying a telescope, or disneysteve talking about booking a trip to Disney World or QuarterMillionMan discussing buying bullion. Let me pick on them, I think its silly for QuarterMillionMan to buy "goldbacks". I think disneysteve is nuts for going to Disney land more than once or twice in his life. And they may both think I'm nuts for some of the things I have bought or discussed.

BUT, I suspect all three of us have planned, budgeted, saved, and purchased with cash these things.

You have to keep in mind is this forum is relatively anonymous. None of us know you, we only know what you've posted. I can guarantee 99% of any negative feedback you get here is coming from a good place. I read "I'm betting $20,000 on a football game" and I don't have a clue about your situation. Are you a multimillionaire? Did you just win the lottery? Did your parents die and left you this nest egg? Are you a doctor with $250,000 in debt? Do you work at Starbuck's for $15 an hour? Are you 80 old and going to die of cancer in 3 months? There are so many unknowns to your story we can only speculate what we would do if we were in your position based on the information you've provided.

[disneysteve]

Myrdale I completely agree. We all have our vices. The key is to manage them responsibly within the scope of your overall finances. If you’re debt free or at least managing your debt well, adequately saving for retirement, and otherwise have your ducks in a row, I don’t care if you spend your “fun” money on restaurants, Scotch, telescopes, cruises, or sports betting. It’s only a problem when your vice spending is out of line with more important needs and goals.

FrostedMoose I definitely wasn’t suggesting that you shouldn’t post here about your gambling. I just don’t think you’re going to find others here who share that interest with you.