Usually I really enjoy shopping for school supplies,
finding things for cheap or free, driving all over town for $0.01 deals,
bragging about how little I paid for school supplies... this year, not.
I don't have the time to dedicate to this project;
looking up prices, comparison shopping, checking my list, driving here and
there, and so forth. Usually it takes three or four weeks to find each item on
sale. I just can't spend that amount of time.
Then, there's the financial side of it. Gasoline
isn't cheap. Right now we simply have no
money. Jim won't receive his next disability check until September; so we have
no income for July and August. Even though my kids won't have supplies at the
start of the school year, I can't justify charging more gasoline for this
school supply project.
So, what used to be a fun hobby (finding supplies at
huge discounts) has now become a dreaded chore. I just don't have the energy or
commitment to complete this task. My solution is: in September I'll just go to
the dollar general and buy the items all at once, no matter what the price.
This way I'll be done with it and I'll be able to scratch this off my list of
things to do. Who knows, maybe items will be on clearance.
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