When the bad things might be good
Posted 07-03-2015 at 12:43 AM by Yiuppy
My smartrip card - the public transit farecard/pass for metrorail and busses here - was low on value at $-0.50, it hit something while it was in my back pocket, and as a result, broke and became useless plastic.
I withdrew ten dollars from the bank and bought a new card with $8 value on it the same day I needed it to get to a job interview and back.
The last ten dollars in the bank. Now there are only three dollars.
Today, I had one dollar in my purse, six dollars on my EBT food, and three cents in EBT cash. I had nothing but condiments in my fridge, a couple bags of frozen vegetables, a box of "just add water" pancake mix, a few packs of quick oatmeal and two cans if tuna, plus a box of pasta and a bag of ranch flavored sunflower seeds.
Not starving, but hungry.
I get to the self checkout lane at the grocery store and realize the bread on sale for 1.99 was ringing up as 3.69, bring my total to over my six dollar limit at 8 and some change. I ask for help, an employee assists in a price check, brings the bread back and overrides the system so that the bread is given to me at no cost, for my inconvenience I suppose but I didnt question it.
The total dropped to 4.77. I was so thankful.
I got a loaf of bread, a jar of pasta sauce with sausage already in it, two individual packs of ramen noodles, and a Celeste single frozen pizza - Deluxe now comes with "more sausage and more vegetables".
A housemate wanted something from the store later tonight while we watched an exciting movie. She gave me money to grab her something, as well as some treats for myself which I had been craving but werent a priority since my budget was low - chocolate. I was abke to buy some candy for myself, something to smile about, a treat. And I was thankful.
A cherry Coke, a Crunch bar, Take 5 bar, and a bag of peanut M&M's.
I was a quarter or two short of being able to do my laundry the other day. I swore I didnt have any, but lo and behold exactly two quarters were in my purse from nowhere. I was thankful.
And numerous other circumstances where things went "wrong" but turned out right. I know things will get better for me. I also notice that I help others without asking for anything in return or even thinking about it, despite that Im in need and could be charging fees. Maybe this is the energy coming back to me in different ways.
I withdrew ten dollars from the bank and bought a new card with $8 value on it the same day I needed it to get to a job interview and back.
The last ten dollars in the bank. Now there are only three dollars.
Today, I had one dollar in my purse, six dollars on my EBT food, and three cents in EBT cash. I had nothing but condiments in my fridge, a couple bags of frozen vegetables, a box of "just add water" pancake mix, a few packs of quick oatmeal and two cans if tuna, plus a box of pasta and a bag of ranch flavored sunflower seeds.
Not starving, but hungry.
I get to the self checkout lane at the grocery store and realize the bread on sale for 1.99 was ringing up as 3.69, bring my total to over my six dollar limit at 8 and some change. I ask for help, an employee assists in a price check, brings the bread back and overrides the system so that the bread is given to me at no cost, for my inconvenience I suppose but I didnt question it.
The total dropped to 4.77. I was so thankful.
I got a loaf of bread, a jar of pasta sauce with sausage already in it, two individual packs of ramen noodles, and a Celeste single frozen pizza - Deluxe now comes with "more sausage and more vegetables".
A housemate wanted something from the store later tonight while we watched an exciting movie. She gave me money to grab her something, as well as some treats for myself which I had been craving but werent a priority since my budget was low - chocolate. I was abke to buy some candy for myself, something to smile about, a treat. And I was thankful.
A cherry Coke, a Crunch bar, Take 5 bar, and a bag of peanut M&M's.
I was a quarter or two short of being able to do my laundry the other day. I swore I didnt have any, but lo and behold exactly two quarters were in my purse from nowhere. I was thankful.
And numerous other circumstances where things went "wrong" but turned out right. I know things will get better for me. I also notice that I help others without asking for anything in return or even thinking about it, despite that Im in need and could be charging fees. Maybe this is the energy coming back to me in different ways.
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