Reply #1194: When there are no raises, and prices skyrocket...

[JuniperLea]

It's like taking a cut in pay! It truly is! It's really bad when gas prices go up... I sit at home a lot. It's a damn good thing that the pleasures of life I enjoy most are almost free. Three cups of coffee at Starbucks used to be a treat on the way to the beach on Sat. and Sun. mornings... but those three cups are $10.05 now... and the beach is $2 for parking, $6 if you stay more than three hours. Even the simple pleasures are expensive these days.

I just had to chuckle to myself... you know, the classic "personals" ad material... "long walks on the beach"... pft! That's me! For real! That's my favorite thing ever. So boring!

:rofl:

Oh well...

I read something the other day... it may have been here on DU for all I know. Someone said they put a $100 bill in their wallet... tucked away somewhere out of the normal cash area, and it helped them not to spend so much because they felt like they had something already. I've been thinking about that for days. I get paid on the first... I'm going to try it.