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One of my greatest joys was to pick Dad up from the nursing home and take him shopping...he was the master of shopping..he would buy dog food if it was on special even though he did not have a dog..so there we went each of us with our walking frames ...Hey Dad where do I find the chilli gerkins? And off he would go .. and get the best value one...it was his thing and it made me so happy right to the end to give him that time..we would follow the rise and fall of prices as if they were shares in BHP....every time I shop now he is right there with me...I am the way I am in his honour.
Anyways I grew up poor, as did he, and you make your money go a long way..and you end up being able to build or make anything..I have built two homes, did the plumbing, electrics..built boats.....I will scrimp to blow it on big ticket items however... and these days I can afford anything and everything I want because the savings built up over time...and certainly now have to pay others to do what I once would do..
Alex
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