我的人生信条之锱铢必较
<p>我的生活信条是“锱铢必较!”我会驱车几公里，为的是买菜省几毛钱;我会把买了的杂货退回去，为的是到打折季再买便宜的。金融危机对我来说可不是什么坏事儿，因为我终于能昂首挺胸，大大方方地过我的小抠儿日子了!</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>: “<span word="People">People</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="funny">funny</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="money">money</span>.” <span word="She">She</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="me">me</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="insanely">insanely</span> <span word="frugal">frugal</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candy">candy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movies">movies</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="save">save</span> 70 <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patronize">patronize</span> <span word="drugstores">drugstores</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="shopper">shopper</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="card">card</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="grocery">grocery</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intention">intention</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="sale">sale</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="dating">dating</span> <span word="Ben">Ben</span> (<span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="noticed">noticed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reusing">reusing</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="napkins">napkins</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>, “<span word="Uhhh">Uhhh</span>, <span word="did">did</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Depression">Depression</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span>?” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="blushing">blushing</span>, <span word="crumpling">crumpling</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="week">week</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="napkin">napkin</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span>. (<span word="Sob">Sob</span>. <span word="Good">Good</span>-<span word="bye">bye</span>, <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>!) <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understood">understood</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="coupon">coupon</span>-<span word="clipping">clipping</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="weren">weren</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="cool">cool</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="safely">safely</span> <span word="hidden">hidden</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="view">view</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="collapsed">collapsed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="meltdown">meltdown</span>―<span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="anyway">anyway</span>―<span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="freaking">freaking</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="alone">alone</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span>! <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obsess">obsess</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="quest">quest</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="bargains">bargains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="freer">freer</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="money">money</span>―<span word="a">a</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fundamental">fundamental</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recession">recession</span> <span word="heaven">heaven</span>.</p>
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