sometimes i seriously worry about my priorities when it comes to money.
case in point, i was just telling jeremy about my new executive parking spot right by the front door and how my name will be on it just as soon as it arrives from the signmakers they order it from. he asked me how i got this new, primo space and i told him how i bought it in the united way auction we have every year as part of our company's fundraising campaign. i also mentioned how i've been vying for the coveted parking space for the last four years. this year i managed to scoop the incumbent by bidding at the last possible second. scoop!
jeremy asked how much i paid for it. $127. as soon as i admitted that, i suddenly felt really stupid. one hundred and twenty-seven dollars for a parking space. why would i think that's a good use for my money when i've been putting off buying new sneakers for a year because i couldn't bring myself to pay almost that exact same amount? why do i put off things like a new mattress for the futon because it just seems to cost too much, but i'll spent $700 on a luxury item like my camera or $200 on a new computer to give to my mom for her birthday? no wonder i'm poor.
now comes the justification phase of my most recent outlay... it's only $2.59 per week. i can save a toonie every week and at the end of the year, i'll have all it paid off! it's a charitable deduction! i'll get a portion back on my taxes this year! my knee is gimpy. now i won't have to walk so far from my car in the morning, worrying that i'll misstep and wreck it further.
yes, heather... i know i could have used that money to go to worcester. you don't have to rub it in.
Hmm. I don't think you can get to Worcester on $127 anyhow. ;)
127 a year for a parking space isn't much at all. and with your rollerskate, you can probably sublet the remaining 60% to a yugo or echo.
it's a lot considering i can park for free in any other space in the lot.
where in the hell are you buying a computer for $200? And that's CDN money... that's practically free in USD!
i've got connections, babe.
I second Jim. I was gonna say that $127 for a year of parking is pennies. I spend $6.50 a day.
But then when you said you could park for free every day? I think of the cute black 9West boots ya coulda gotten instead, and I weep.
But I'm thinking the sign with your name on it at your pristine spot will make up for it. Will it say "Hessie"? ;)
yeah well, my apartment building wants me to pay $75 a MONTH (and that's US money) for a parking space, so consider yours a bargain. needless to say, i walk 1-3 blocks to and from my apartment because i'd rather spend copius amounts of money on other pointless things. ;)
I think I'm going to start charging myself to park in my garage.
I pay US$90/month to park at my office.
I pay $110 per month for a crappy garage that doesn't even guarantee me a space these days!