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When I was little, my dad used to say,
that I needed to save for a rainy day
and not to expect to dig and find gold
to use to live on when I get old.
I think his heart would skip a beat or two
if I thought as 21% of the masses do
and felt the lottery was a viable wealth building strategy.
That'd surely make him want to smack some sense into me.
Even if you bought 31 years' worth of tickets in one week,
you'd have less than a 1% chance for which to speak!
It would cost you many thousands of dollars
and who could afford that besides big time ballers?
You would be better off raising geese, hoping to find
the one that lays eggs worth so much it'd blow your mind.
Or perhaps you'd prefer to search for sunken and buried treasure?
It would take more time but have better odds and feel like leisure?
Whatever you do, don't throw it all away
hoping that playing the lottery will pay.
Whether shoved in a jar, mattress or actual savings,
when not thrown to the wind, cash grows like it has wings.
© Rachel Hoyt 2011. All rights reserved.
© Rachel Hoyt 2011. All rights reserved.
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