A moment for the lament of a married man. Yesterday I received a stern lecture on thrift and wasting money. My sin? I had left the light and ceiling fan on in my room when I went to the front door. Mea Culpa.
So explain to me why we went to lunch at Cheesecake Factory and spend $42.00. Of course that included tip. And I didn’t gag. Maybe I am missing something here. This was no birthday celebration or anniversary. This was lunch. And we had to drive 30 miles each way to get there.
Can you calculate how long I would need to leave my light off to pay for that lunch?
I guess they didn’t cover that in my college classes. Maybe it is a male thing.
homo unius libri
LOL - Female logic - man'a greatest from of amusement! We have no money for groceries, yet we always have money for drives and dining out. The "quickest" way to get somewhere is whatever way the missus wants to go, even if it's double the mileage. Something for my office or computer is for ME, but decorative dish towels and a new gadget for the kitchen is for "the house." Both sides of our attic are packed to over-flowing with literally thousands of dollars of un-used decorations, while our 1/3 basement is full of my "junk" (tools) which should be given to the trash man. The only options are silence, tears or divorce. (Actually, large doses of prayer is what gets me through it.)
ReplyDeleteAs a wise man one told me, "Amen".
DeleteGrace and peace
Penny wise and pound foolish. I am guilty of that myself.
ReplyDeleteBut why do I always get the penny and she gets the pound?
DeleteGrace and peace.