The conversation over on the SavingAdvice.com forums about folks trying to feed themselves on limited means and with limited shopping options has got me feeling all Lennonish this a.m. But, Albert will work! We're ALL needed to fight the gorilla on our joint humanity backs! No man is an island.
"A human being is a part of a whole,
called by us _universe_,
a part limited in time and space.
He experiences himself,
his thoughts and feelings as
something separated from the rest..
a kind of optical delusion
of his consciousness.
This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our personal desires
and to affection for a few
persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
this prison by widening our circle
of compassion to embrace
all living creatures and the
whole of nature in its beauty."
~ Albert Einstein
called by us _universe_,
a part limited in time and space.
He experiences himself,
his thoughts and feelings as
something separated from the rest..
a kind of optical delusion
of his consciousness.
This delusion is a kind of prison for us,
restricting us to our personal desires
and to affection for a few
persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from
this prison by widening our circle
of compassion to embrace
all living creatures and the
whole of nature in its beauty."
~ Albert Einstein
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The May utility figures are in:
$90.75 CableTV/Internet/Phone
$92.00 Gas
$63.00 Electricity
$49.40 Water/Ambulance
$14.00 Trash
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$309.15 May total
April totals were $318.70, so we're down $9.55 this month! YEAH!!
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Cleaning out the wallet to add to the $20 Challenge:
$013.25 balance
$020.17 cleanout
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$33.42 May MTD
2008 Challenge Total $141.08
Cumulative Challenge Total $669.69