I don't know which obsession is taking up the most space in my brain - new calendars for the year 2024, or the ability to check prices over the course of the past few years.
My calendar needs are pretty basic. One wall calendar for personal use; one desk calendar for business use; one daytimer for business use. Amen. End of story. End of my needs.
I have received a wall calendar annually thanks to being on a high school reunion mailing list. It is the perfect size; the boxes allow enough room to make notations; and it is FREE. It wins first prize for all my needs. The only pitfall is it didn't arrive until the last week of December, so I panicked and picked up a calendar for $1.25 at the dollar store. It was much bigger than needed, took up too much space on the wall and (worst of all!), I spent $15.54 on unnecessary chocolates and treats when I bought my cheap calendar. I wasted time and money on an unnecessary purchase.
Calendars to the left - total cost $7.75 + taxes + $95 (!!) extracurricular spending while in the dollar store in search of a bargain priced calendar.
Calendars to the right - FREE!! delivered to me in the mail, with no added costs.
Meanwhile, my obsession with the higher costs of living these days had me comparing prices between calendars purchased over the years.
2023/2024 - $1.50 NO increase
2022/2023/2024 - $3.50 NO increase
The moral of the story seems to be:
"Keep some prices the same to lure customers into the store and spend their money on impulse buys".
They got me hook, line and sinker. Fool me once - shame on them. Fool me twice (or three times, as I am almost certain I didn't buy the 2022/2023 calendars without overspending) shame on me.
I know better. In 2024, I will try harder.
The only consolation I have, is the number of times I talked myself out of take-out, which most likely countered the impulse purchases (aka: cookies, chocolate & chips - the 3 deadly C's).
My average monthly take-out spending has decreased by $100 monthly since COVID (yes, I keep track of these things),
so all things considered my obsession with calendars over the years probably balances out in the end.
Just my meandering thoughts this morning.
Carry on!
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