“It was only ninety-eight cents …”
“Yes. But do you really need a Siamese cat salt shaker?”
“But it was so cheap …”
“Everything is cheap at the dollar store. But just because something is cheap doesn’t mean you buy it.”
“But …”
“Forget it. Let’s go eat.”
“Fine. You buy.”
“What?? It’s your turn this time.”
“I’m broke.”
“I thought you just got paid.”
“I did. But I, um, sort of spent it.”
“You have a serious money-management issue.”
“It’s that damn Dollar Store. It, like, controls me or something.”
“You are so weak.”
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