I rarely spend money on myself. For me, splurging is buying a drink at Starbucks and that has become very rare these days. I already barely spent money on myself and I got even worse about it when I quit working. I don’t make money. so I don’t spend money. I generally will spend money … More Wants vs Needs
I was struggling with what(or if) to write today when I read LA’s post for today and it reminded me of a story from my college days. It must have been close to Christmas or my girlfriend(now wife)’s birthday. I was in the process of trying to get a decent gift for her even though … More A Tale of Two Visits: A Customer Service Fail
Yesterday was one of the more normal “almost holiday season” afternoons I’ve had in quite some time. It started with a more “new normal”(I hate that expression) event. My daughter and I went to get our Covid booster shots. My wife drove with us as we were doing the normal part of the day after. … More A Somewhat Normal Afternoon Out
My wife has been doing all of the grocery runs for the family. She has always been the one to go to the grocery store. She doesn’t trust me to shop properly. She asked to stop in at Wegmans earlier this week to pick up some stuff. I wrote earlier about how I never made … More Grocery Adventure
I know some of you are thinking “You’re from Kentucky. Do you even wear shoes?” The answer to that is sometimes, on special occasions. But that isn’t my shoe problem. I’m also not like Imelda Marcos. I don’t have way too many shoes. That isn’t my shoe problem either. My problem is that I’m not … More My Shoe Problem
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