{"id":51,"date":"2010-06-14T13:27:35","date_gmt":"2010-06-14T13:27:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/2010\/06\/14\/qotd-its-the-little-things\/"},"modified":"2010-06-14T13:27:35","modified_gmt":"2010-06-14T13:27:35","slug":"qotd-its-the-little-things","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frogsareevil.com\/?p=51","title":{"rendered":"QotD: It\u2019s the Little Things\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Do you keep track of how much money you spend on non-essential luxuries, like <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Coffee\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coffee\" rel=\"wikipedia\">gourmet coffee<\/a> and snacks? Are there certain little indulgences you cannot live without no matter how tight your budget?<br \/>\n<em>Sponsored by: <a href=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/clk;224478264;48229468;v\" target=\"_blank\">My LifeScoop<\/a>: Bringing You Tips for a <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Wine tasting descriptors\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wine_tasting_descriptors\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Connected<\/a> LifeStyle<\/em><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.doubleclick.net\/ad\/N5364.federatedmedia.com\/B4350952.97;sz=1x1;ord=[timestamp]\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yes &amp; No. Keeping an eye on everything would be a bad thing. I figure if you can afford one or two, small, <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Luxury good\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxury_good\" rel=\"wikipedia\">luxury items<\/a> then life is good. For me it would be my can of diet Coke. As silly as that sounds, I <strong>must <\/strong>have my can every day. Preferably before work as that way I can focus on my work. However sometimes I let it slide till lunch time and purposely walk for 30 mins to a certain shop to get it.<\/p>\n<p>So that is all of 60p!<\/p>\n<p>*thinks* blowing circa \u00a350 on <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"ITunes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/itunes\/\" rel=\"homepage\">iTunes<\/a>, consistantly, every month I could border line life without. However, music plays a very important role in my life. I could get away with filing that under essential heh.<\/p>\n<div class=\"vox-enclosure vox-enclosure-center vox-enclosure-strip vox-enclosure-strip-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"vox-enclosure-inner\"><a class=\"vox-enclosure-strip-link\" title=\"100_1259\" href=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/6a00e55003fd3d88330134872a82f5970c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55003fd3d88330134872a82f5970c\" title=\"100_1259\" src=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/6a00e55003fd3d88330134872a82f5970c.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"100_1259\" \/><\/a><a class=\"vox-enclosure-strip-link\" title=\"100_1282\" href=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/6a00e55003fd3d88330134872a8306970c.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a00e55003fd3d88330134872a8306970c\" title=\"100_1282\" src=\"https:\/\/frogsareevil.wordpress.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/6a00e55003fd3d88330134872a8306970c.jpg?w=300\" alt=\"100_1282\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I forgot to post these two pictures yesterday.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Juris Doctor\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juris_Doctor\" rel=\"wikipedia\">JD<\/a> is all his awesomness at the farm a couple of weeks ago. He has gotten so fat, but his is still so huggable it brings a tear to your eye to see him leave. Chocolate on the other hand is still as vicious as ever. I keep forgetting how sharp his little claws are and how easily they scratch, even when he is just stretching!<\/p>\n<p>Work was hectic today.<\/p>\n<p>Hectic days are never good because there are enough hours in the day to finish my to-do list and project management. They also decided to change <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Asda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asda.co.uk\/\" rel=\"homepage\">Asda<\/a> at Eastlands again. Foolish people, it was fine. I&#8217;m sure the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Manchester\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=53.4666666667,-2.23333333333&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=53.4666666667,-2.23333333333%20%28Manchester%29&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Mancunians<\/a> will unite and demand the store to be changed back.<\/p>\n<p>Oh. WHEN did they start charging per sodding item from the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Doctors (2000 TV series)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctors_%282000_TV_series%29\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Doctors<\/a>&#8216;? Complete and utter madness. In <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Wales\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=51.4833333333,-3.18333333333&amp;spn=10.0,10.0&amp;q=51.4833333333,-3.18333333333%20%28Wales%29&amp;t=h\" rel=\"geolocation\">Wales<\/a> perscriptions are free. You don&#8217;t pay a single penny. I went to the doctors and got perscribed two items. I thought, &#8220;Fair enough, \u00a37.50.&#8221;. But no. Per item. I even made a fool of myself complaining that the silly doctor should have put both on the same perscription, but was correct. That would be the naive Welsh person inside me.<\/p>\n<p>Grr. Money is tight as it is without the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"National Health Service\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Health_Service\" rel=\"wikipedia\">NHS<\/a> screwing me over! What&#8217;s worse is I have to go back in two weeks for more!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll stop ranting non-sensically now.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you keep track of how much money you spend on non-essential luxuries, like gourmet coffee and snacks? Are there certain little indulgences you cannot live without no matter how tight your budget? 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