Tax Return

If you're in Australia, you probably know that tax time is due relatively soon. Wait, let me double check the date... Okay, it turns out we've got one more month until the actual due date. So continue goofing off until then. On a related note, did you know you can lose money during a tax return? I mean, that's $250 I'm never getting back.

True Value

Based on a recent event where I found myself unquestionably paying for some vaccinations totaling to $125, and then subsequently thinking about all those times I hesitate to pay more than $2 for any food item. It certainly goes to show that even the things we buy show out inner biases and subjectivity. Or maybe it's just me showing my frugality yet again. Both, perhaps?

Deadlocked

With supermarkets in the local area installing *gasp* actual barriers at the entrance AND a real security guard if it's one of those classy-looking places. Of all things, this comic basically came to mind as a result of thinking about this absurd new reality we live in.

It pays to spell correctly

I'm not sure what's worse: Dealing with people who can't spell or dealing with people who speak using Internet jargon like "LOL" and "BRB". Some people would argue that the main point of the message was still communicated regardless of spelling correctness. To those people, I can see you write all your electronic text files using the Wingdings font, I suppose? Professionals have standards... although it's not to say they were high standards to begin with.

Common Cents

To my surprise, people are more reluctant to take free stuff that doesn't directly interest them. Whether it be tasteless biscuits, a soggy old box or a concert ticket to some Eastern European band on the other side of the country, it's free.. but people don't want it? Understandably, the other side of that spectrum is basically being a hoarder, which is often less socially acceptable.
Not in my case! No, I relish the opportunity for free things! Tasteless biscuits? Give me all you got! A soggy old box? Perfect as a makeshift doormat. A concert ticket to some Eastern European band I've never heard of? *shrugs shoulders* Beggars can't be choosers.

Low Costco

This comic more or less came to mind when I found out that a certain someone in my social circle has decided to cancel their Costco subscription, after about 12 months of on-and-off purchases. And it makes sense; why spend $60 a year to shop at a distant warehouse where the only thing worth buying are the 1 kilogram packs of Reese's peanut butter cups?
Unless you're one of those crazed enthusiasts that basically buy-out entire sections at Costco, you're better off with that local supermarket whose name you still can't remember nor pronounce after years of shopping there.

The Other Option

When you live in a world where everything is overpriced and haggling is never an option (i.e. Australia), you often find yourself in situations where you're literally 10 cents away from that sweet, sweet bubble milk tea, but you had to settle down for that mediocre coffee from 7-Eleven. Well, if it helps ease the pain, that bubble milk tea was probably going to be just as mundane as the coffee from 7-Eleven, so nothing of value was lost in the end. Yeah, keep telling yourself that...