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11-13-2008 at 9:24 PM
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You know you're cheap when...

You internally debate over dollar store purchases. 

I was in the dollar store tonight and half the items I picked up, I thought, "Do I really need this?  Is it worth a dollar?"
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11-13-2008 at 9:25 PM
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Those little things add up!  Plus a lot of stuff there is unneeded junk.
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11-13-2008 at 9:26 PM
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Yeah... for me, it's not about the money. It's about the fact that I won't want it or know what to do with it when I get it home.

Or that it's candy.

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11-13-2008 at 9:29 PM
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At the dollar store, I debate, because i'm not sure what i'm going to do with it.

I went out for dinner, and debated about getting chicken on my salad, because it's a dollar more.  The salad comes with rice and beans, so it has protien already.  Yep, i'm that cheap.


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11-13-2008 at 9:33 PM
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I bought a cat toy, 2 dog toys, a bunch of gift boxes, some tissue paper, a couple gift bags and some dish soap.  I wouldn't have hesitated to pay three times more at a regular store!
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11-13-2008 at 9:33 PM
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I think of it as training so that I can say no in a real store.
 
11-13-2008 at 9:33 PM
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laurainMI:

At the dollar store, I debate, because i'm not sure what i'm going to do with it.

I went out for dinner, and debated about getting chicken on my salad, because it's a dollar more.  The salad comes with rice and beans, so it has protien already.  Yep, i'm that cheap.

Oh, I totally do that too!
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