Money Posts

21May
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Incompetence

Let me first start by saying that I’m not upset about the 10 cents I was robbed of. It’s the principle that this kind of thing just shouldn’t happen.

I went to the coffee cart today. Ordered an average-tasting mocha from the barista, then moved to the cash register to pay. Asked for a bagel and cream cheese to go with my drink. OK the bagels are very clearly on TOP of the pastry case. This guy goes into the pastry case and fishes around, then pulls out a croissant. “This? It’s our last one.”

No dude. I asked for a bagel. Here let me grab one for you. Cream cheese please? He grabs me a bag. Just a bag. WTF am I supposed to do with that? I guess it’s white – the same color as what I was asking for? Anyway whatever. I somehow conveyed my need for cheese of the creamed variety. Total: $5.41.

I have a lot of change and I certainly don’t want more. I hand the guy a $20, then pull out 2 quarters and a penny. Paying $20.51 should give me $15.10 in change.

This guy was not understanding. I handed him my money and he told me I needed to give him “9 more cents. No wait 10.” Why would I give you ten MORE cents? He grabbed 10 cents from the “take a penny” jar. Then handed me an even $15 in change.

I was going to start explaining to him that he needs to check his math, or better yet, enter the amount I gave him into the register rather than trying to calculate this all in his head, but my coworker was waiting on me so I let it go.

Seriously, maybe you’re hard of hearing and have trouble with an order. Fine. But not being able to make change? Don’t work at the fucking cash register dude.

This kind of incompetence seriously bothers me.

/end rant

Posted by Caro in Food, Money, Rants and raves, Work
29Apr
0

Receipt

Reasons you shouldn’t clean out your wallet at work, even if you are on break:

I just found the (insanely expensive) parking receipt from the hospital from the day my great uncle died. Now I’m sad.

As much as it blows my mind that I paid $24 to park for like 6 hours, $24 to be with him when he died seems like a bargain.

I think I’ll keep this in my wallet. Hopefully next time I see it I’ll smile rather than tear up. I <3 him

Posted by Caro in Discoveries, Family, Life, Money, Work
31Mar
0

Yahtzee!

Let’s get this out of the way: call me a nerd, but I LOVE playing board games. They’re so much fun!!

Alright now that there’s no question about that, I can post my blog about board games :)

From time to time when I wander through Target I’ll actually allow myself to indulge and buy a game.  I’m trying to beef up my collection at home, but in order to keep my wallet happy it’s a pretty slow going process. A couple of weeks ago I bought Yahtzee. It’s the simplest of games really – it consists of a cup, 5 dice, and a pad of paper to keep score. You roll the dice and try to make things, like 4 of a kind, full house, etc. Since you only get 3 tries, sometimes you don’t get all of the items on the list (like  a Yahtzee, aka 5 of a kind).

A couple of nights ago I convinced J to take a break from his work and play a quick game with me. That’s another thing I love about this game – with only 2 people it can be super quick! So we played. It didn’t seem that close, but as we each started finishing our sections, I started adding up the scores. As it turns out, I was ahead by a lot. J only had one item left on his list: Yahtzee. Since this is the hardest one to get, it’s also worth the most. He was frustrated and asked if it would even matter if he got it. I added up all the points and realized that if he rolled a 5 of a kind, we would be exactly tied.  TIED!

So he rolls. Three 6s. Another roll, another 6. Down to the last roll – can he roll a 6? 16.5% chance he will. At this point we’re having a pretty friendly yet competitive game here, and you have to understand there was some serious suspense. He rolled.

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Posted by Caro in fun, Life, Money, Random, Things to do
08Mar
1

Coldstone Creamery: Scoop It Up

Apparently if you’re too lazy to get a job but still want the thrill of scooping ice cream then mashing things into it, there’s hope for you yet. Wii makes a game called Coldstone Creamery: Scoop It Up.

 

Seriously?

So yeah, you can pay $20 to have this game and make virtual ice cream concoctions. Or you could get a job a Coldstone, work 3 hours, and have similar satisfaction plus $20 in your pocket.

I just don’t get it.

Posted by Caro in Food, Money, Random, weird, Work
04Feb
1

Lesson Learned

Ok so those super cute shoes I bought on Tuesday. The ones that were a half size too small but didn’t feel that tight. Yeah those. Those are going to be sold or given away.

I made the mistake of wearing these babies yesterday. It’s usually never fun breaking in a new pair of shoes, but add a busy day to that equation and you’re in for a mess. I worked 12 hours yesterday – recipe for a disaster. (more…)

Posted by Caro in Health, Life, Money, Shopping, Things to do, Work
03Feb
1

3 Strikes and I’m Out

I went to the mall a few days ago. It was a way overdue trip, as I had several things to return from almost a month ago. I also needed to have my ring fixed. I guess I was putting it off cuz I am busy/lazy, and 2 of the 3 stores I needed to go to aren’t located in the mall close to me. So on Tuesday I went to the closest place with all three stores.

As I’m walking in I remember that the shoe store has a weird policy. Worried, I looked at my receipt. Yep, 10 days to return an item. It’s been like 20. Fffffuuuuu. However, they will give you cash if you paid cash. I started plotting how I could get money back out of this transaction.

Stop #1: Shoe Store

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Posted by Caro in Life, Money, Shopping, Things to do
02Feb
0

VSP

VSP – Vision Service Plan. Aka the only eye insurance I’ve ever heard of. Despite the apparent monopoly (or my ignorance regarding their competitors), I love this company. LOVE it.

I had my annual eye exam a couple of weeks ago, which went more or less seamlessly. I should note that I’m like blind, for those of you who somehow missed that memo. Blind. Anyway, I called the doctor to schedule my appointment and was asked if I “had” to have Dr. N. Thinking she must have been too busy, I said no, I’ll take someone else. I just need to get in. So I was booked with Dr. C.

I arrived to the office to discover that Dr. C is the “low vision specialist”. Awesome. I’ve been switched from the regular eye doctor to the doctor for the blind. Definitely a blow to my ego, but I’ll get over it.

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Posted by Caro in Discoveries, Health, Life, Money, Shopping
20Jan
0

Keloids Can Kiss My Ass

I work in research. Every now and again, I try to “give back” to my research community. Mostly these are selfish endeavors, in that I do one study over another because I get paid. Well last week a paid research opportunity presented itself to me, so I jumped on it.

It was an MRI study. Get paid like $50 to get a 30 min MRI done. Sounds easy enough right? Well the problem with this is that you can’t bring metal into the MRI room. If you have a metal object, like say a piercing, lodged somewhere in you, it will certainly be ripped out. Painfully and traumatically. I knew this going into it, but figured I’d be fine.

I’ve had my cartilage pierced for like 9 years. Not a single problem with it. It should also be noted that I have never once attempted to remove it. I’m not even sure how to remove it.

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Posted by Caro in Fears, Health, Life, Money, Random, Things to do
19Jan
1

Stress and Whatnot

Why is it that when I have to deal with something tedious and out of the ordinary, it’s never just one problem at a time? I’m going to go on a long rant here!

On 1/4, the first business day of 2010, I found several problems that needed to be tackled:

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Posted by Caro in Health, Life, Money, Rants and raves, Things to do, Work
12Nov
1

Better

OK this week is better. I’m not sure where I got this “second wind” but I’m not going to question it.

I’m more settled into this new job of mine, and I’m more caught up on things related to my unpaid gig. And the first job, well that’s smooth sailing as always. I love that job.

I truly hope this isn’t a fleeting thing that will go away next week, because this week is really good. I think I can manage if things stay this way. Who cares about long hours right now? I’m about to get my first “grownup” paycheck, I’ve found time to go to the gym, and I’ve even worked out a way to continue eating well (or at least eating less junk). Maybe the issue is recharging on the weekends. I can get on board with that :)

Posted by Caro in Discoveries, Life, Money, Random, Rants and raves, Work
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