Read Your Sales Slips
Yesterday I realized I needed 7
envelopes to send invoices. (Keep in mind I just sold
my home and am "between homes" as I look for
something tranquil and affordable.) I have some
envelopes in storage, but they are in a box under
several other big boxes including an air conditioner.
I decided that if I could find a small box of #10
envelopes for under $2, without going out of my way,
I would buy them. I found them at my local grocery
store for $1.59. At the check-out I was charged $1.69
and with 13% taxes the bill was $1.91. I remarked to
the cashier that the price was incorrect and when she
checked she agreed. Mind you, it was only a ten-cent
error, (eleven cents with taxes), but the store's
policy is to give a full refund where the scanned
price is higher than the shelf label price. So I got
the envelopes for free.
PS I thought about using the $2 in my hand to buy a
lottery ticket, but that's gambling. I just received
$1.91 worth of envelopes; I consider that enough of a
windfall. Small windfalls like that add up. I've also
found 3 pennies this week, so I'm up $1.94. You may
think I'm cheap, but it all adds up. I appreciate all
income that I receive. When I value the small amounts
of money that appear, larger amounts want to show up.
"When you don't
take care of your money, it will leave you to find
someone else who will." - Andrea Reynolds