Is The Lottery Your Primary Pension Plan?

Have you ever really wondered if you had a chance to win the lottery when you plop your $ down on the counter? Odd makers say that your chances of getting struck by lightning are much greater than you winning the lottery. I’m prone to believe them. I’ve been playing for 20 years now and I’ve never won. I play consistenly every week and every week I come up short. The most I’ve ever won was $150. Not that I’m complaining, but I’ve spent way more than $150 on lottery tickets.

So why do so many of us think of the lottery as our retirement plan? After all, just how much money can you sock away so that you’re comfortable in your old age? I personally don’t think i can live on some crappy little government check every month. I still believe that one day I’ll win it. I’ve even got side deals with my friends that if we win, we’ll share. Who wants to be rich all by themself?

Here’s to the groups of working class people who put their money together to buy tickets and then walk out the door together when they win. Besides me, those are the people I’m rootin’ for.