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Old 06-10-2008, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by stressedmama View Post
"Everything is soooo expensive. I can barely afford food and gas anymore."

Next day the same person says after attending a Dave Matthews Concert, "Well I had to go. Who knows if they will ever be in town again."
This reminds me of folks who refuse to cancel a vacation that they clearly can't afford because, "We'll lose our deposit." So instead of being out a couple hundred dollars, they take the trip that costs a couple thousand dollars that ends up on their credit card at 20% interest.
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