Read your sales slips
06/21/08
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
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