THE BACK STORY

This week’s Story Time is based on events that happened last Christmas when my wife and I received some unexpected bills.

Typically, if an unplanned expense rears it’s ugly head, one of us will pay it.   Then at the end of the month, we figure out who paid what and if any money is owed to the other person. It works out well for us…especially my wife…who married a math deficient husband.

This story is an actual account of the reasoning my wife used on me when squaring up on the Christmas bills…and she would have gotten away with it too…if it wasn’t for those darn kids…well…my 7-year-old son who figured it out for me….

Enjoy this week’s Story Time and please leave comments.

Cheers!

JOHN

THIS WEEK’S STORY

At Christmas last year, we received a $1000 heating bill and our dishwasher broke.  Merry Christmas!  I paid the heating bill and my wife paid $500 for a new dishwasher.  We decided to square up once the credit card bills came in. 

Me: “Did you get the credit card bills yet?”

Wife: “Yep.”

Me: “So how much do you owe me?”

Wife: “Huh?  Nothing.  We’re even.”

Me: “How do you figure that?”

Wife: “Well the heating bill was $1000 so I owed you $500.  But then the dishwasher broke.  So I paid $500 for the new one.  Now we’re even.”

Me: “Wait…is that right?”

Wife: “Yep.”

Me: “Oh…ok.”

*** Took me 3 months to figure that one out…***