The Penny Pincher and the Spendthrift
It was a well known fact that our Daddy was a penny pincher and our Mother was a spendthrift!Daddy saved every dime he could and Mama spent every one she managed to get her hands on. They never actually fought about money but there was friction there when Mama wanted to buy something new and Daddy wanted to save the money.
In their later years Daddy would keep his money in the corner of a drawer in their bedroom. Of course Mama knew he kept it there. One time when I was visiting them Daddy was counting his money. He looked at me and said, "You know, every time I count this money I come up with a different amount." Mama gave me a strange look. Later she told me that she had taken a bit of the money for something she had to pay for. She would never call that stealing but that is really what it was! She believed the money was as much hers as it was his. That was why Daddy's money count was always different!
Mama's dirty little secret was never revealed to Daddy. He probably would have never believed that Mama was the culprit. I sure hope he didn't suspect me!
posted by kyra lafain @ 4/10/2008 04:00:00 PM
2 Comments:
What a hoot! I'm learning so much from your blogs...please keep them coming. I always remember grandpa's billfold having twenty or so rubber bands around it...maybe he thought it would help keep his money count consistent! (nh)
Even though he never had a lot of it, Grandpa was fond of his money. One time after he had quit driving, JDS took him through the drive-thru bank. When he took his change out of the envelope, he dropped a nickel. The nickel either rolled under the seat or fell between the seats -- at any rate, he couldn't find it. He squirmed and ran his hands under the seats and fretted all the way home. When they got home, he got down on his hands and knees trying to find that nickel. JDS said he thought he was going to have to take the seats out of the car! He never found that nickel, and knowing Grandpa, he probably went to his grave still thinking about it.
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