It’s funny the people you run into and interact with on a daily basis. We sometimes learn things from each other. Even people we don’t even know can have a part in teaching us things about life.
I was in line at a coffee shop the other day. I had just purchased a coffee and was standing there waiting for it. An elderly man came up to me and just asked, out of the blue, “What did you get?” I was kind of taken off guard and it took me a couple seconds to respond. I said, “Uh, I got a mocha latte.” He responded curiously, “That was what, 4 or 5 dollars?” I said, “Yeah, $4.50.” He responded incredulously, “4 dollars?” I said half-assuredly, “Yours was probably a dollar.” He said, “Yeah, this was a dollar. And I still get the same buzz.” Then he walked off in this “case-closed” kind of manner with certainty he had the last word in the matter. This encounter left me standing there, feeling unsatisfied with my over-priced beverage. Of course if he had stayed to talk I don’t think I would have had a solid response.
Anyway, this short encounter made me question some things. I had already made some recent changes to my spending habits. What I had done was basically put myself on a food budget. Not only a budget, but I had decided on a set amount for food each week and then I would take that amount out of my account in cash. The thing that I’ve realized is that you spend less money when you have to spend cash. Just swiping a card is too easy and doesn’t have the same emotional, or mental impact as spending cash. It also gives me a kind of gauge for when I’m getting close to the end of my budget for the week. I can tell when I only have 15 dollars left that I’m getting close to my limit. Of course, I may not always stay under-budget. But as long as I stay close, I’m happy.
So, I was pretty proud of myself and my new-found frugality. This short exchange with this man had kind of knocked me down a bit. I was proud of the changes I had made. Even though I had made a positive change in my spending habits, maybe this was my last vestige of wasteful spending to still be addressed. And I really didn’t buy coffee like this on a daily basis. But, admittedly, there were weeks when I spent more than I should.
I concluded in thinking that maybe that guy had a point. Maybe I needed make a few more adjustments. Maybe what he had said to me was just a confirmation of what I already knew I needed to do. Anyway, I’ve decided to buy my own coffee maker.
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AV Genesis 37:6-7 it says, “And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed: For, behold, we [were] binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.”