"I swear I have a coupon in here somewhere," Beth
said as she dug around hurriedly through her giant, messy purse. She felt
really bad, but her paycheck wouldn’t come through until Monday. She was living
off nickels and dime, and it was only Friday night.
“Your total is $9.54, Miss.” The cashier was getting noticeably
agitated as he gazed at the long line behind Beth. He’d probably had to deal with
people like her all day, but that’s what he got for working so close to campus.
“Ahhh ha!” She yanked out the stack of coupons she’d cut
from the newspaper and sorted through them until she found the buy one-get one
free she’d been looking for. She triumphantly handed over the paper, along with
a handful of change. “Sorry for the inconvenience.”
Beth, like your average college student, was broke. She hadn’t
yet gotten the hang of managing her money and she liked going out with her
friends too much to care. But now, it was catching up with her. She was
shoulders deep in library fines, bills, and student loan debt, and had nowhere to run.
She laughed to herself as she walked out of the store.
I remember these days! Spagettios was my ramen, though!
ReplyDeleteThis puts such a humorous twist on something that isn't humorous in real life. Isn't it funny how we will only provide quality higher education for thousands of dollars in tuition and board and then hundreds for books? I just think the fact that almost everyone attending college has debt for decades says a lot about our educational system. Just a little mini-rant that ties into your story.
ReplyDeleteTaylor this is the best story ever. I'm sure we can all relate to holding up a line while checking out!
ReplyDeleteThis story explains why college isn't gonna be fun. This seriously has to be one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThis story explains why college isn't gonna be fun. This seriously has to be one of the funniest things I've read in a while. Great job!
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