To someone on the outside looking in, where I spend my money makes absolutely no sense. I chose to be stingy on ridiculous things like: i don't chew gum...can't afford the $2.00 a week, i always leave my meter empty or only put a few minutes in..i will take my chances (until I moved to California and have earned two tickets at $48 & $60, i pick up pennies and use them, even when starving i wait to get home to make my lunch for free, instead of buying tickets to a concert i am completely content trying to hear from the parking lot for free, i will walk for miles before paying for public transportation, i will go to matinee movies alone to avoid paying the extra buck for the night show, i would pierce my own ears before paying for someone else to, dye my own hair before paying for professional highlights, and the latest...i will claim to be a student to save $10 on an airline ticket.
This past week that last one has gotten me into a little trouble. Of course the website made it very clear that you HAD TO BE A STUDENT to use the sight, I assumed my student ID and hawkeye t-shirt would suffice as proof. Within 2 hours of buying the ticket I had several emails and had received a phone call from Student Universe! Apparently the university didn't claim me as one of their own and now I am under investigation for fraud :) Oops. No worries, I won't press charges against myself but I think I will lose my flight back from New York next fall. I guess this silly ID will only get me so far!
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