Times I Wanted to Use My Emergency Credit Card This Weekend
But I didn’t, because: self control (JK, I don’t have an emergency credit card anymore, are you kidding me)
• To buy a tent and sleeping bag so I could camp at the camping wedding (borrowed tent and sleeping bag from friends)
• To get a haircut before I left town to go to the wedding (didn’t get haircut)
• To get my eyebrows threaded before I left town to go to the wedding (plucked own eyebrows)
• To buy a bus ticket to D.C. (got friend to buy bus ticket)
• To buy a sando and snacks from Pret to eat on the bus (ate a stale-but-free scone from falafel coffee space on the bus)
• To fill up my brother’s car before I drove it to the country (borrowed gas money from brother)
• To pay the approx. $10 in tolls that it took to drive to the country (used gas money from brother)
• To buy a flashlight (didn’t buy flashlight, okay as eyes adjusted to dark because that is what eyes do)
• To buy a new dress because I decided I didn’t like the one I brought to wear (wore dress, liked dress)
• To buy a new thing of lipstick to wear at the wedding because I didn’t like the ones I brought (wore someone else’s lipstick)
• To buy a new pair of shoes because I didn’t like the ones I brought (wore shoes, liked shoes, no one looks at your shoes)
• To buy a chicken sandwich from that Eating Establishment That Shall Not Be Named on the drive home because I really wanted one and I was hungry and also there is a clause that you can patronize a business that you otherwise have agreed not to patronize if it’s the only dining option off a highway in the country and also you are hungover (didn’t buy chicken sandwich)
So BASICALLY you made like $300 in smart decisions this weekend. Good for you!
I’ve eaten one of those illicit chicken sandwiches. Not gonna lie, the fact that it was off-limits made it THAT MUCH MORE DELICIOUS.
@RosemaryF I have a single packet of Unamed Chicken Establishment honey mustard in my desk at work (purchased before it became a public embarassment to eat there.) I look at it longingly but without a waffle fry it loses all its power.
Times I accidentally used my credit card this weekend because it was on the wrong side of my wallet and I am a creature of TOTAL HABIT:
1. To pay for gas on friday
2. To pay for sunglasses on sunday.
3. To pay for coffee on monday.
This is ultra annoying because now I have to remember that I haven’t paid for these things yet. In other news I finally remembered to switch my debit card and credit card back to their proper wallet locations.
Dude. DUDE. Well done.
“To buy a burrito when I got off the boss because I was hungry and “deserved” it (didn’t buy burrito)”
I realize this was a simple typo, but it is HILARIOUS.
I also loved the rest of this article, of course.
@MelNotMissy hahahahaha i could not stop laughing at the same thing.
Not to like, make you self conscious about your shoes (as I always am) but dude, everyone looks at your shoes. Which is why I hate my stupid feet and knees and back because they won’t let me wear anything but sneakers or face their stabby wrath.
@kellyography I tend to agree with you: everyone looks at shoes. But you can still make a statement in sneakers. Once I almost bought these.
@kellyography I never ever look at shoes. And neither do most of my (male) friends, I’m pretty sure. Unless they are really screaming for attention (almost always in a negative way), like bright neon yellow ones or Uggs or something.
That was a lot of temptation that you made your bitch! I am realizing that my debt has gotten out of hand for much the same reason as yours- I have trouble saying “no” both to others and myself! But I am inspired to be better!
Nice job Logan!
Here are all the things I did not use my non-Emergency Credit Card(s) for in the last three days:
1. To buy a new camera because I can’t figure out what’s wrong with my old one (have been using my iPhone to take photos for last two years, but now I WANT A CAMERA AGAIN. Of course, the easiest option seems to be JUST BUY A NEW ONE, RIGHT??)
2. To buy tickets to see a concert.
3. To buy a really cute fifties dress I saw at the markets on Sunday.
4. To buy lunch. I wish I could proudly say I packed my lunch every day instead, but I just used my debit card. I think that’s still a win, though!
5. To buy ALL OF THE CDs and ALL OF THE DVDs.
6. To buy alcohol. All of the alcohol.
Continued…
@loose lipped controller CDs, really? It’s almost quaint to come across someone who still buys those things.