A teenager turned 18 and decided to celebrate by buying a lottery ticket... and won $1000 for life. *Yes, it's okay to collectively groan right now.* So, what do we take away from the news that we all wish would happen to us? We'll cover proper financial planning, odds, and how optimism ties into proper planning during our first headline. 

In our second headlines... it turns out that waiting too long before deciding on what college to attend could hurt your chances of admission. We'll cover the details of the college policies impacting student decisions during the latter half of our show.