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