Mega Millions Lottery Sucker

I admit it. I played the lottery last night. Seven bucks in two different office pools. I know it’s a bad idea. But it was fun to participate with the other folks from work.

I read a post at My New Choice where he talks about getting to know his co-workers and their thoughts about money by talking about their aspirations for lottery winnings. I have to admit. It is a revelation about people’s ideas about money. I find it fascinating what people will say at the office. The diversity is amazing, sometimes shocking.

For one set of co-workers (10+ people), it’s about mad money. A cheap thrill. For another set of co-workers (a much smaller pool), it’s about setting up ourselves for life. As you might have guessed, I’m closer friends with the latter set. We’re always nudging each other to save in a 401k and the future. (And I just found out, our company automatically enrolls people so they get the full corporate match. Very cool!)

No, I’m not a winner. Not even a free ticket, but getting a sense of who my co-workers are is a little piece of valuable business intelligence to save for later. Er, I guess that sounds Machiavellian, but smooth business relationships are important for getting stuff done. Essential sometimes.

PS- I forgot to mention that it helps NOT TO THROW YOUR TICKETS INTO THE WASHING MACHINE AFTER YOU BUY THEM. I was on the phone with a friend last night and he suddenly realized he left his tickets in his shirt pocket and threw it in the wash. He tore open the machine, but the tickets had already disintegrated. Next time, put them into your wallet, which hopefully, you won’t forget and throw in the wash.

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This entry (permalink) was posted on Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 at 11:25 AM by mapgirl and categorized in Amusement, Jobs, Psychology, Uncategorized.

Comments (2) left to “Mega Millions Lottery Sucker”

  1. My New Choice wrote:

    Thanks for sharing a link to my post about the lottery. It was very interesting to see the various opinions/attitudes about money. Unfortunately we only won a few dollars so nobody will be doing anything fun.

    Posted on 07-Mar-07 at 11:56 am | Permalink

  2. Rob Carlson wrote:

    Lottery tickets printed on thermal paper are the worst idea Maryland ever had.

    Posted on 07-Mar-07 at 1:09 pm | Permalink

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