Research suggests that households reduce consumption, on average, by $41 per month when a state introduces a lottery (this might be less in NC since we have bordering states with lotteries, but bear with me).
Well Canada has a few lotteries, and they have found clever ways to cut consumption in order to buy lottery tickets. So if you are thinking about playing the lottery, just make one or two of the things you would have bought out of duct tape. Get creative- anything from apparel to car repairs can be made with duct tape. I bet the money you save will more than pay for your lottery tickets.
