[perrygeo]

Exactly this. In my experience, the desperate people with money problems tend to be gamblers. There's a distinctly unhealthy relationship with money that is directly caused by gambling. It distorts their world view to the point where they say shit like "I need to buy more lotto tickets because I need cash" or "today's the lucky day" as they head off to gamble rather than work. All said with a straight face. These people are sick and unwell and need professional care before they destroy their families' lives. It's a disease. Healthy people in similar or worse financial situations do not think or behave this way.