Not this year

This is apparently not the year for me to declare my financial independence on Independence Day weekend. My $2 lottery fantasy came up empty tonight. Everyone else in the Friday night MegaMillions draw experienced a similar result. It's a shame, really. I'm sorry no one out there has those particular personal fireworks going off , it would have been so timely.

I indulge in lottery fantasies roughly 2-5 times a year. I won't call it a total waste of $4-10, 'cause the fantasy is well worth it as long as I keep it that far down into the noise and I seem to be good in that regard.

Now, if only all of the other bills were so small.

Onward.