Observation #10 How Much is that Doggy in the Window?

My brother is pretty awesome. He is an aware person. He knows what’s going on around him. I admire that. He is good with money. The one thing that he is really good at is knowing how much things cost. I have no idea what things should cost. I mean I can ballpark. I’m not buying the Brooklyn Bridge or anything but I have no idea what smaller items are supposed to cost.

How much is chicken supposed to cost? I don’t know what a good deal is. My bro will say, “Hey, they’ve got a good deal on chicken at Pupo’s”. I take his word for it. He loves it when the flyers come out. He can spot a deal.

I think a really good app would be one that tells you what things are supposed to cost. Do they sell chicken by the pound? I could look it up quickly and say, “That is a good deal.”

I feel like I throw money away sometimes. I wonder if it’s okay not to worry so much about every penny. Unless you are rich, you’ve got to always worry about money. Damn.

I guess it comes down to consciousness and laziness. If you really take notice of what you are buying, the cost of things becomes second nature. This is especially true of things you buy all the time like groceries. The other part of this is desire. Do I want to drive to another grocery store to get a better deal on toilet paper?

I think when people switch to auto-pilot, they get into trouble. This just doesn’t only apply to money. On the other hand, I think everyone desires the auto-pilot point in their life. Imagine a time when money doesn’t matter. If you want something, you just get it and there are no worries. It is covered. Most never get there. Shangri-la.

Remember when you were a kid? When you got old enough, you would buy whatever you wanted. I’ll show you, Mom and Dad. That bag of penny candy just isn’t as cool as I thought it would be. At least I knew how much a penny candy cost.

Do you think you know how much things are supposed to cost? Feelings?