Yup, we’re building character over here at the Moody household, or, as I like to call it, the Lent Situation Room. And by “building character,” I mean, “saying all sorts of swear words every time I learn how much I’ve been spending on all this $#*%.”
Very interesting, this being-broke stuff. I’ve found out I’ve got one stiff neck and a pretty nasty attitude. Heaven help my family for the remainder of this 40-plus day Lenten commitment.
If clueless males need Hallmark to mark an essentially random date on the calendar with a big red heart and lay on the guilt trips just to get said males to deliver the flowers, then I say God bless ‘em.
Seven things I’ve bought that turned out to be well worth the investment.
Today’s sermon: Why I would henceforth and forever ban classroom gift exchanges.
Maybe it’s because we’re starving journalists, but most of us couldn’t fathom spending that much on a few pieces of leather. A couch, OK. A TV, sure. A purse?
Hear ye, o my readers, and hearken unto my tale of woe, that you may hear the proverb of the lunchboxes and become wise.
I dropped by a Walgreen’s over the weekend to get some photos printed. I had with me a coupon from Wednesday’s paper that promised a significant discount if I ordered 50 prints or more.
It took me a while to decide. After making my selections on the digital screen, I entered the coupon code as instructed. It told me the coupon wasn’t valid.
