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More than money

March 23rd, 2012 at 12:21 am

I found out today that the biological mother of my half-sibling is deceased. That child was placed for adoption when I was about four or five months old. I suppose that I was the lucky one of the two of us, having a mother who got married because she had to rather, rather than having a father who was already married to someone other than my mother. It is just an odd sort of reality, when you play the "what if" game.

Anyhow, I spent some time reading recollections about orphans' experiences in this place (a large one in Chicago) and it just reinforces to me that the love of parents and family is worth a whole lot more than money. This has me left feeling very sad for children whose parents couldn't afford them, or didn't want them.

Now on to the money stuff:

(1) Sump pump is on the fritz, broken sensor or something. It was expensive and had a life time warranty. DH is trading it in for a new one tonight. Money saved: at least $150 to replace it

(2) My generic Rx was $13 less at Dominick's than at Jewel Osco. Don't know why, it was the same product. I ended up with another $25 off of $50 coupon that I'll use for Easter.

(3) I saved $1.20 buying crayons at Target instead of Walgreens.

All for now.

2 Responses to “More than money”

  1. rob62521 Says:
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    You got it...a happy family is very important.

  2. Jerry Says:
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    It always leads to questions, looking at the past and how things might have turned out otherwise, but it seems that you ended up in a good situation. That is really strange about the Rx costs being different, especially with generics. Is it possible that an insurance company has a better pricing relationship with one pharmacy?
    Jerry

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