By: Bill

Bill — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 02:18:03 +0000

We joined a big box, card-carrying members only store when it was first built in Anchorage. What a hoot! We actually thought we were saving a lot of money until we had to buy the storage bins and shelving for the garage. I mean there were two of us plus assorted canine and feline family members of distinction. Then along came the Executive level of membership. I always wanted to be considered an executive. Well, not actually. What I wanted was an executive level income without the hassle of having to make executive level decisions. That rise to big box, card-carrying membership, Executive level, lasted less than a year when we didn’t recoup our initial investment for membership with the cash back. Now we are satisfied with our once per month visits about thirty minutes away. Let’s see. That’s an hour of travel at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. Fifty miles at fifteen miles per gallon of diesel fuel is 3.33 gallons of diesel. 3.33 gallons of diesel at $3.89 per gallon is $12.96 cents. That’s around $155 per year plus the trash bill to carry away the excess broccoli florets …

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