Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

I often hear some people complaining about the price of things going up one or two dollars.  "A cup of coffee is now NT$32 instead of NT$30!  Oh my god, I'm never buying coffee again."  Then that same person goes out and buys a new bag that they don't even need for NT$40,000.

It's like when I was a server at Steak N' Shake, a greasy hamburger restaurant.  Your fingers would become see-through after touching the burgers and fries.  Some big person would order a triple bacon cheeseburger, no lettuce, no tomato, with extra cheese cheesy fries... and then order a Diet Coke. 
Oh, you're on a diet? Just go all the way and get the regular Coke!  It's like an extra 100 calories added to the the 3000 calorie meal you just ordered.  It's a drop in the bucket. 

So don't sweat the small stuff.  Live large.

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