A senior economist has estimated that there are more than a few billion dollars in this country of – what – 7 million – in the mattresses or under the floor boards or maybe even in home safes. So if all the people who are hoarding money just in case brought it in, we’d be out of debt. It could happen, you know. Remember what we gave to build a golden calf?
And look what a strange attitude we have to money. The other day we went to buy a new toilet seat and Ezi fell in love with a hydraulic model that costs over $120, but i stopped him. Then on the way home i passed a shoe store and spent twice that for sandals for Ezi and me. Pound foolish and penny foolish, that’s me. This country has realled ruined me for normal economics – i don’t even try to balance my check book and don’t know any one who does (except for 2 Americans and 1 Canadian).
I’m usually good about not getting swindled and invest wisely but don’t particularly know about prices, and don’t know anyone who does. How much does milk cost? how much are tomatoes? what price watermelons? I can’t keep track – and go by instinct. My local grocer usually costs about 10% more than the local supermarket which costs about 10% more than the mega-markets, but i have to include convenience in my considerations. Clothes are impossibly expensive unless you really shop around, so i usually stock up when i go abroad, but to be in style here is fun, so i sometimes cheat.
So I don’t have anything hidden in my mattress.
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