A lottery ticket is your best shot at riches: False. Sadly, this isn't the no-brainer that it should be. ...Consider this: If you take that $150 a year and put

A lottery ticket is your best shot at riches: False. Sadly, this isn't the no-brainer that it should be. ...Consider this: If you take that $150 a year and put it into a 401(k) or IRA at age 30, you'll have $28,000 by age 65, assuming a reasonable 8% rate of return And $28k in the year 2037 (Age 65 for me) will buy you a round of golf. I play the lottery because it is the easiest way to get rich and, for me, $2/week is worth it. Tell me another way you can become a millionaire with a dollar and no effort.