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Two Cents Worth on Pinching Pennies...We have the privelege of knowing a gentleman who is older and wiser than us. He is extremely resourceful and is described accurately by our children as, "He can fix anything!" Yes, it is true. He can fix anything. He also has his own little workshop where he has collected many old parts from many different things, for you never know when you might need it. He describes his workshop as, "If I don't have it, you don't need it!" Yes, that is also true.One day, he was working on a project that required some washers. Lo, and behold, he ran out of washers (in his shop that has everything)! He checked out the local hardware store to find each washer would cost him $0.06. He came home without any washers, for he determined he could do a whole lot better than that. He finished his project substituting pennies for those washers. So, instead of those silver-colored washers, there was a glint of copper glimmering from behind those screws on his project and he saved himself $0.05 per washer. Now that's common cents for you!!! The Farmer's Wife 03:39 - 2006-Oct-2 - post comment
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