We make money to spend money. It's not as if money is good for much else; doesn't stuff a pillow well and it stinks. I'm definitely not a spendthrift, in fact, I'd say I was on the conservative side of spending. HOWEVER, this being said, there are a few luxuries I don't mind forking out the cash for...
Finally, there is one luxury that I enjoy paying for every two weeks -- LAWN SERVICE.
Our military house has a BIG lawn. Military base housing reqirements mandate that the lawns have to be kept neat and tidy, and EDGED. Currently, the temperature here is about 108 degrees and the humidity level is reaching 100%. There is no way on God's green earth that I am going to slog outside, battling ticks, mosquitoes, and ovenlike temperatures to mow my lawn. NO WAY!
For the small sum of $25 every other week, Mr. Mike Z (USMC RET) comes by with his crew and *snick snack*, my lawn is mowed, edged, trimmed, bagged, and clippings dumped. All in under 20 minutes. I LOVE IT! USMCman loves it too, he doesn't want to spend his weekends trimming or mowing any more than I do. We feel that the money is well-spent.
Now, on to Ms. Lowe's. Mr. and Ms. Lowe's, our lawn-happy neighbors next-door with the plethora of lawn tchachkies, seem to have a mowing fetish. It doesn't matter if it is 200 degrees outside, they're out mowing, trimming, or (GRRR!) blowing off their driveway with the leaf-blower. She says it is relaxing. BOLOGNA! Who gets relaxed while sweating like a hog in July waiting for the market? NOBODY NORMAL. But then, again, I suspect that the Lowe's family is not normal.
Oh well. For now, I sit inside, sip my iced tea in the frigid chill of my A/C and enjoy watching Mike Z mow my lawn. It's well worth the money, don't you think? What luxuries do YOU enjoy?
4 comments:
OH YEAH!! Lawn service is right up there at the top of the list. Out here in the barren desert--we don't have your humitidy, but it's an oven nonetheless--NO WAY am I going out to mow the lawn!! I happily leave my gardener (Chino) a check each month for his weekly service of my 5500 sq.ft. back yard! He even picks up the dog poo--now I ask you, is THAT not worth paying for??
Other luxuries I willingly pony up the cashola for:
--Disneyland Premium Annual Pass
--Good quality paper towels
--High-speed Internet access
--and yes, like you Infomatrix, high quality chocolates!!
Online shopping sites that offer gift wrapping. It's on stop shopping and licketty split you gift is on its way. No muss, no fuss. And wireless internet routers. Not having to be chained to a specific spot is absolutely glorious! Let's not forget my Ipod Shuffle. Nine hours of kickass music in a package the size of a stick of gum. I love it!
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