No, it isn’t, not on any given Friday night. Maybe $16 for the tickets, $4 for the popcorn and sodas, and $20 for a simple meal. But once a week over a year, that’s $2,080. And too many of us forget to include expenses so “small.”
Other “small” expenses might come up less often—but add up just as much. Magazine subscriptions, cosmetics, supplies for the yard, oil changes for the car, batteries for the flashlight, charcoal for the grill: Do you know what it really costs you to keep your life running smoothly over a year’s time?
How about special occasions? Do you take your partner to an expensive anniversary dinner each year? How many birthday parties, housewarmings, and baby showers did you attend last year? Didn’t you bring a present to each one? When you go to a friend’s house for dinnei do you routinely bring a bouquet of flowers or a bottle of wine that costs, on average, $10 each time? Might you have done that twenty times or more last year? Do you know what the Christmas holiday season costs every month? Over time, and added to those other hidden expenses, these here-and-there expenses must also be considered truthfully each month.
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