Call me cheap. I won't be offended, but that's not surprising, considering that my job is to find ways to save readers time and money. I don't even think being called cheap is pejorative.
But over the weekend I found myself doing something so cheap that I was embarrassed by my own behavior.
It was time to clean out the cats' litterbox, and I always wear these heavy rubber gloves when I'm washing and disinfecting the litter box with hot water and Hi-lex.
But for months I have fumbled and struggled to hold on to the litter box while cleaning it because...... I'm wearing two lefted handed gloves.
Why would a normal person wear a left glove on his right hand when cleaning? Because I was too cheap to spend a couple of bucks on a new pair. How does this happen? I had two pair of the same brand of glove. The right hand of both pairs developed a small hole that bleach seeped through so I tossed only the right glove and two lefties remained.
I thought I was being quite resourceful wearing two lefts, but every time I wore them I cursed my own cheapness.
Yesterday I wore leftie on my right hand for the last time. After dropping the catbox and splashing bleach all over my clothes, it was time. Now I have a new pair of rubber gloves and some new bleached stained clothes for painting.
Anyone else want to share an example of where your cheapness might have crossed a line into stupidity?
