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打女兒上大學了,我們家也開始節衣縮食了。這首當其衝的是減少上餐館的次數。可兒子不理解,經常會在和老爸一起上學的路上問“Dad, why can't we go to restaurent any more? Do you still have enough money to buy food and pay our house?”
老爸一想,拿姐姐上大學作擋箭牌恐怕會說不通兒子呢。就隻好給兒子解釋:“Son, you hear the news everyday. The economy is not good, and a lot of people have lost jobs. You have donated food to the food bank for a few times, right? Those food is for people who don;t have moeny to buy food. Now we have to save some money in case we need it later.”
兒子懂是懂了,可這不上餐館的日子還是難熬呀,尤其是天天吃老爸燒的菜也膩了。這不,小人兒也有他的法子:在學校掙餐館的coupon。還不錯,上個月就掙了兩張,一張Subway,一張Pizza Hut。有了這free coupon,老爸再沒有理由了吧?家長會,老爸來不及燒飯,父子倆隻好去Subway; 這個禮拜二學校關門,拉上老媽就去Pizza Hut。每次吃完了,還不忘說一句:“See, I saved money for you.”嗨,老爸老媽是有苦說不出呢:他那個coupon還不夠他一個人呢,還得從老爸老媽這邊分點。更不用說老爸老媽開車去餐館的汽油錢了。
隻是這coupon越掙越有癮。現在是除了餐館,還有別的呢。這不,今天又抽簽拿回來兩張大學校隊的排球比賽票。老爸明天晚上又得放棄網戀,陪兒子去看長腿美女了。小人兒,吃著碗裏,看著鍋裏,又在盤算著下個月的芭蕾舞票呢--俺隻好給太太說,俺泥腿子那裏看得懂那什麽芭蕾呀,還是你陪兒子去吧。
(11/13/2008)
一個小財迷。:)。