tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post6983775811208864330..comments2024-01-23T23:07:00.959-08:00Comments on GRACEful Retirement: Why Grace Didn't Win Mega MillionsGrace.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03557395027685855901noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-84079869055543829722012-04-16T07:12:23.521-07:002012-04-16T07:12:23.521-07:00Hah -- I, too, succumbed, to the tune of $6.00 but...Hah -- I, too, succumbed, to the tune of $6.00 but it was kind of fun to be in a line at the "packy" (visiting Boston at the time) and wishing everyone good luck and having the guy explain how to fill out the form. See, I told him, I am supporting my home state of Mass. Yes, he intoned in a deep, Caribbean accent, the governor LOVES you. There was a carnival feel to it -- people who wouldn't normally indulge were giggling self-consciously plunking down their dough. It was fun to swim with the zeitgeist.<br /><br />Thanks for the updates on blogs -- enjoy so many of them!priskillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-49625970907472936062012-04-13T14:38:07.096-07:002012-04-13T14:38:07.096-07:00I rarely buy lottery tickets either, but once in a...I rarely buy lottery tickets either, but once in a blue moon I'm tempted!! Every year my father on law gives me a card full of lottery tickets for my birthday. I never win. I'd rather have the $15 cash since its a "sure thing"! lol!~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-70642556152035409122012-04-11T21:54:28.752-07:002012-04-11T21:54:28.752-07:00My DH always buys tickets with people from work. H...My DH always buys tickets with people from work. He said if they win and he was the jack*( who didn't participate for a couple of bucks he'd be PO. So in that case he wins.Living Almost Largehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06594523259748625997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-33715943140695700372012-04-08T12:47:26.899-07:002012-04-08T12:47:26.899-07:00A dollar or two for dreaming once in a while is ch...A dollar or two for dreaming once in a while is cheap IMHO.Suzinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-91763676625846281372012-04-08T08:49:03.923-07:002012-04-08T08:49:03.923-07:00I used to buy lottery tickets at school as part of...I used to buy lottery tickets at school as part of a group, but the organizer retired and now no one else has taken it on. <br />In the past I've had great luck at raffles always winning one or more items. That being said the last two I entered I won NOTHING so I think my lucky days are over. Crap.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02803104035204416080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-17882012469465969842012-04-06T22:56:00.614-07:002012-04-06T22:56:00.614-07:00I have stopped buying the r***y things, because be...I have stopped buying the r***y things, because being the eternal optomist I am I actually expect to win. So imagine my disappointment when I am let down yet again.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260642250519868482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5601819916630680133.post-7867566499256761312012-04-06T10:15:22.555-07:002012-04-06T10:15:22.555-07:00Thanks for the link. Incidentally, I spent just $1...Thanks for the link. Incidentally, I spent just $1 on the Mega Millions because I bought only one ticket. I did spend another dollar on the state Lotto, because I always buy them in tandem. <br />As you say (and as I said), that's $2 I didn't spend on other items from the nonessential/fun part of my budget.<br />Put another way: If I buy a $1 candy bar that won't get me any closer to wealth, either. But it tastes good every now and then.Donna Freedmanhttp://www.donnafreedman.comnoreply@blogger.com