Needy

Bob and I are clamping down. No, not dieting. We are just being very careful with our $.

A simpler life has few needs. We all want stuff but it's the needs we are attempting to stick to. We need to be clothed, warm, and fed. Beyond those we need reliable cars. We have more than one and are mindful of the amount of driving we do.

We needed inks for our printers this past week. While at Office Max (they had 15% of anything you could get into a bag), I picked up some file folders. Bob asked if we needed those. He was right. We can get by for now.

We know we need to keep working as our retirement funds have taken quite a hit. So, we need our jobs. We need health coverage which we are fortunate to purchase through his pension at $95 a week.

Maybe the Congress could start to think of needs versus wants. Earmarks are wants.

'til later