Two years of skipped lottery bets by vendor add up to thousands saved
A Thai woman says she gave up buying lottery tickets and saved the money instead, ending up with more than she expected after two years, according to a Facebook post that has circulated widely. The post, shared to a Facebook group under the name Duenpen Tabla on August 17, describes the woman as a vendor … The story Two years of skipped lottery bets by vendor add up to thousands saved as seen on…
A Thai vendor gave up buying lottery tickets after two years of never winning, saving more than ten thousand baht, according to a widely shared Facebook post. The vendor, a woman identified as Duenpen Tabla on Facebook group Duenpen Tabla, used to purchase lottery tickets frequently but realized she had never won after tallying her expenses.
Instead of continuing to buy tickets, she decided to set aside the same amount of money each month in a piggy bank. Over two years, the vendor saved approximately ten thousand baht – more than she initially anticipated. The Thai government lottery operates twice monthly, and buying five tickets at 80 baht each would cost 9,600 baht per year.
By avoiding lottery purchases, the vendor saved 19,200 baht over the two-year span. The official lottery is managed by the Government Lottery Office under the Finance Ministry, with draws occurring on the 1st and 16th of each month, occasionally adjusted for public holidays. The first prize stands at 6 million baht, with secondary prizes of 100,000 baht for tickets corresponding to the winning number.
A 0.5% stamp duty is deducted from lottery winnings. The post gained widespread attention on Facebook, encouraging others to adopt the same savings strategy.
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