Replenishing the nest egg

Naturally, Hern decided that playing Lotto was the best course of action in recouping the cost of our bitchin' new TV. He called me on his walk home from work to proclaim that he was about to purchase a Mega Millions and a Powerball, so I asked if he'd chosen any particularly meaningful numbers. "Statistics, Reeno, statistics! All numbers have an equal chance of being called, so I'm just letting the machine pick them." I reminded him that statistically, he had a 1:175 million chance of winning back our money. But I digress...



Outcome: Hern wins us $3. Which brings the remaining cash money total to recoup to $997. Except that he paid $3 for the Lotto tickets, and absent my ability to watch Teen Mom 2 on what I now call Teen Mom Twosday, I spent $3 on ingredients to perfect the hummus recipe I've been at war with for three months. But it worked!



So now we've got to figure out how to earn back $1,003 while snacking on truly amazing homemade hummus by the spoonful. Enter: my online poker addiction.


Will Reeno's year-long crash course in poker theory improve the household's financial state? Or will bad luck and pockets full of 10-2 off-suit plunge us further into economic turmoil?