Here's another funny story from today. I'm shopping. I pass a jewelry store. All I can focus on is this beautiful bracelet, it's diamonds and sapphires, sparkly and gorgeous. Make my mind up to look at it on the way back, telling myself I haven't bought something really nice like that for such a long long time.
I go back to the store on the way to the car. Tell the lady I want to try it on, she's lovely, takes it out and doesn't just show it to me, puts it on my wrist. I do my sums, and think I know I can have this if I save, I can have this. I reach confidently for the price tag, because I MUST have this bracelet. It's sparkling like all hell and I know I am going to be so glad I got it and went without to get it. Right, now I can't read the price tag, because I don't have my glasses, it looks like it's 1 thousand and something...OK. I can deal with that as a special treat.
I ask the lady, 'sorry, I don't have my glasses, what is the price?'
$17,800.
Yeah, well, needless to say, I won't be having that sparkly thing.