and started questioning the entire argument.
I went in thinking I was going to save money.
I wasn’t buying anything ridiculous.
Chicken.
Bread.
Fruit.
Milk.
Eggs.
Pasta.
Sauce.
Vegetables.
A few basic things I needed for several meals.
Nothing fancy.
Nothing indulgent.
Just normal groceries.
Then I got to the register.
And watched the total climb.
And climb.
And climb.
By the time I walked out, I had spent enough money that I started doing math in my head.
And I had one very uncomfortable thought:
Did I actually save
