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Originally Posted by DMcCunney
I went through things like that with my mother decades ago when I still lived at home.
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She and my father both grew up during the Great Depression, which marked those who did in odd ways.
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As said in the rant back then, it's only about certain things that my dad doesn't want to replace. He hangs onto that geyser for dear life, just like he does with the 30 year old freezer, drills or other tools that are decades old and falling apart, but which he actually needs, but doesn't replace. At the same time he can spend hundreds or more on (IMHO) pointless stuff he doesn't need.
He was born during the war, but his parents obviously lived through the Great Depression. Still, I don't think it wouldn't matter, because he wasn't like this when he was younger. My mom, who is 15 years younger however, is also starting to be like that.
"Let's go to X... stuff Y is €1,25 cheaper there."
MOM! Having to get into the car, then drive 5 miles to a different store, find the thing there, wait in line again, then drive a longer way back home as compared to getting stuff Y right here isn't worth it.
"But it does save €1,25."
But it probably looses you more than that on gas, not to mention the time to drive to and from that store, and the time you spend in there. She's always saving pennies here and there, costing her loads of time.
"I don't have any time; I'm always busy. I have to go get the groceries and such..."
Yeah that's logical, you just spent half of the time each month hunting for deals and then driving to and from a bazillion stores in 7 towns, spread over 5 days, which saves you like €20 or so; €20 which can easily be missed, compared to the crapload of lost time.
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Originally Posted by Blossom
It 4AM and the smoke detector by my bed had started randomly chirping. Google says low battery.
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Stupid design.
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Most are like that. They start beeping really loud when the battery is low, and the beep often gets faster as the battery level drops.