Does it make me cheap if I buy bottles of soda from a vending machine at the laundry mat around the corner instead of buying them at the corner market, because I can save $0.38 on each one? That’s 38%! That’s better than buy 3 get one free! That probably doesn’t make me too cheap, does it?
\nOk, what if I consistently walk 3 blocks to use the ATM at the Bank of America on 9th and Washington instead of paying a surcharge (or whatever) of $3+ to use on of the many ATMs closer to my home? Does THAT make me cheap? I just really have a problem with paying that much money for convenience. Especially when I’ll probably be spending the money I get out of the ATM at the business it is located at.
\nHere’s the goocher… Does it make me cheap if after getting cash out of an ATM at the bank, I keep walking past the corner market to buy a bottle of soda at the laundry mat?
\nOk, maybe I AM a little cheap, but… I just can’t afford not to be. I mean, if I have no cash on me, and I go to the corner market to buy ONE bottle of soda, it would cost me $4.38 (including the ATM fee)! $4.38<\/b> for 20 ounces of Wild Cherry Pepsi? I don’t think so.<\/p>\n
Another benefit of walking to the bank is picking up a slice of pizza at Pizza Rustica<\/a>! When I worked at Lazerland, across the street from Rustica, I would get slices from there like every other day! I’ve tried every kind of pizza they have, and some that aren’t even on the menu! Matter of fact, my very first post to nofuckinaround.com<\/a> was somewhat about Pizza Rustica<\/a>. Does it make me cheap if I buy bottles of soda from a vending machine at the laundry mat around the corner instead of buying them at the corner market, because I can save $0.38 on each one? That’s 38%! That’s better than buy 3 get one free! 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\nI don’t care if I’m cheap! I’m eating kick-ass pizza for dinner and you’re not!<\/p>\n