Random Thoughts from Boston – How Much is a Hat Worth?
Posted on October 16, 2008 11 Comments
Hello from Boston! I’m here on business, staying at a posh hotel near Boston Commons. Remember how I used to be all nervous about staying at fancy hotels because I felt I could essentially be a member of the wait staff? I’m not saying those days are behind me, but gosh, a girl could get used to this.
I just got sidetracked by a hat store on the way to a site check and ended up spending $35 dollars on two hats. I’m slightly conflicted because 1) I did not need the hats, and yet 2) Hats are very practical because they keep your head warm in the cold winter months. At any rate, I adore the hats and I got them on sale, so I’m keeping them. Besides, I just got this fantastically existential Steve Martin quote printed on the side of my Starbucks coffee cup (yes, I swore off expensive lattes in favor of home-brewed java, but I’m so dragging and away from home so I excused it this time) that I’m now pondering. Here’s the quote:
“If you’ve got a dollar and you spend twenty-nine cents on a loaf of bread, you’ve got seventy-nine cents left. But if you’ve got seventeen grand and you spend twenty-nine cents on a loaf of bread, you’ve still got seventeen grand. There’s a math lesson for you.”
Indeed, Mr. Martin. Budgeting babes, feel free to ponder with me. I suppose the value of money really is relative based on what you personally think about it and where your finances sit. Let’s all remember that the next time we pass by the hat shop, OK? In college, $35 for two hats would have seemed expensive, but today it’s cheap. I need to try to keep my college budget mentality in order to help me curb spending in the here and now.
Here’s one way I’m making up for it: I was considering indulging by getting a manicure for the meeting I’m attending, but instead I’m going to do my own nails tonight using the supplies I brought with me from home. That’s how I roll: spend a buck, save a buck. Choose one or the other. Not both.
OK, enough for that short ponder-ific break. Back to work.
Read more of my travel adventures here.
Category: Life
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11 Responses to “Random Thoughts from Boston – How Much is a Hat Worth?”
October 17th, 2008 @ 3:07 am
Damn, I wish a loaf of bread cost twenty-nine cents!!
October 17th, 2008 @ 3:30 pm
Have fun in Boston! I had to move because the rent for my 500 square foot Back Bay studio was $1225 and a little too much for me. Boston’s beautiful, but EXPENSIVE!
October 18th, 2008 @ 2:44 am
Love Boston. The Freedom Trail is a must stop.
That’s how I roll too. I will not give up good hair or my nails, but I’ll stretch the food dollar like no other. Pick your poision I say.
Blessings,
Sher
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October 31st, 2008 @ 9:03 am
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