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I tout myself as a thrifty person – one who hates to waste anything – and will find a use for every half-used jar of marmalade, every discarded ribbon from a birthday present, every unloved piece of furniture.

However, I am a fraud – no better than a snake oil salesman.

My parents recently visited me in Nashville, and my dad bought a 2-liter bottle of Diet Pepsi.  I don’t drink pop, but I couldn’t bring myself to dump out the still half-full bottle when he left.  So rather than tossing the $1’s worth of leftovers down the drain, I went out and spent $20 on a bottle of rum.

Rum and Diet Pepsi isn’t even an awesome drink.

But I tell you what: every drop of that Diet Pepsi was utilized.

Still, that was really stupid financial reasoning.

I suppose even angels fall.

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5 Comments

  1. Greta on July 16, 2009 at 11:33 AM

    You dork. :)

  2. Tad on July 16, 2009 at 12:21 PM

    No amount of money spent on rum is a waste (provided the rum isn’t crap). Besides, now you’ve got rum for other things, like baking, and putting in left-over Coke.

  3. Sarah on July 16, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    And MORE mixed drinks. I agree w/Tad – money spent on rum is never wasted!

  4. Deborah Barnett on July 16, 2009 at 8:24 PM

    Makes sense to me. Then again, I don’t do math.

  5. Christina on July 17, 2009 at 7:15 AM

    I disagree with “really stupid financial reasoning”. Also, this story is an affirmation of why are friends.

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