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Rent Check Arrived and the Hat

February 18th, 2013 at 05:30 pm

We got our rent check on Thursday. We also got our insurance check from the freezer debacle on Friday. Both checks were deposited on Friday.

The rent check means we'll have enough money to comfortably pay the remainder of our heating oil bill yet this month. Past due charges would have begun to accrue after Mar. 1. So, that's avoided.

Fairly quiet weekend. We did some substantial house cleaning. DD2's birthday party is next weekend.

DD1 bought a hat for $20 on Sunday. She bought it with her own allowance money, so that's OK. But I thought it was a bit much for a hat. I'm reminded of my first visit to the Michigan State campus, when I bought a hat for $11 at the MSU bookstore. I think I was 14 or 15 at the time. To me it seemed like a legitimate expense - an MSU hat purchased at MSU. My dad had a fit. $11 for a hat! Oh, it's funny how cycles repeat themselves.

Posted in Personal Finance | 2 Comments »

2 Responses to “Rent Check Arrived and the Hat”

  1. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    February 18th, 2013 at 05:47 pm 1361209632
    1361209632

    Understanding smiles here, man. Funny how it worked out focused on a *hat* in both generations. With my family it resulted in sort of the opposite: no impulsive buying. I was very slow to spend money as a child; then I saw the same with my own son. He was not the least bit impulsive with money.

  2. creditcardfree Says:
    February 18th, 2013 at 11:07 pm 1361228877
    1361228877

    Oh my kids have bought plenty of things with their own money that I don't entirely think are worth it, over time, I think they have learned to shop around a bit. It is good to 'waste' money now, rather than later in life. Smile

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