It has been some time since my last post. Not that I've been sitting on my keister all this time. Nor have I been particularly busy. Life is what life is and now I've time to talk.
I've officially reached the first old man milestone, the double nickel birthday. Yep, 55. Let me say right now that the senior coffee at Mickey D's is so much better at the senior price. I don't feel especially old enough to deserve the senior status. But what the hay, I'll certainly take advantage of the priveleges like being on the welfare dole. Everyone should save a dollar where ever one can. These days with lowered expectations from our economy saving even pennies count.
I found in the local Von's (that's a supermarket here locally if you are reading this outside of SoCal) for instance a way for anyone to save on their entertainment bill. There is this red kiosk of movie rental DVD's. Execpt on Mondays the rental price is $1.49 plus tax. You rent the movie, go home, make some popcorn, get a few sodas out of the fridge, and voila!, a cheap family outing. Let me put this into some form of context for you. In the 60's, I remember getting gas in my VW, movie tickets for me and my date, getting popcorn and drinks, all for 5 bucks. 5 dollars!
And on the internet today I noticed a webmercial (I made that up, like it?) touting 3.5% interest on mortgages. However, I did not notice if that was for a fixed loan or not. Anyway, I don't ever remember them being that low, ever. So, hey, if you are in the market, take advantage.
In my truck business as well I've found ways to save. The first week in January past I was in Thibodaux, Louisiana, southwest of New Orleans about 50 miles. It was cold! One night it got down to 14 degrees f. Well, I did not run the truck to keep the heater going. I placed 3 thick blankets on my bed, climbed into my winter jammies, pulled the covers to my chin and went to sleep. That is how I was brought up. We did not run the heat all night. Wouldn't have done much good anyways in those old drafty houses to begin with. To run my Peterbilt for 10 hours at idle will use near 9 gallons of diesel. At today's prices, near 30 bucks. I save $210 every week by not idling that truck.
And so on and so forth. I still walk as much as possible though 6 miles a day on the road is near impossible. I gained back about 8 pounds. It's OK. After 2 years my weight is at 165. Not bad from the 210+ before that. I'm still working my plan. It is my desire that you too are working a plan and reaping the benefits. Life is so much better when the fat is trimmed.
