How not to save money on school supplies

This is the time of year when many stores offer incredible details on school supplies to get people into their stores.

One Sunday night a few weeks ago I sat down with the ad inserts and made a chart of who had what for sale. Office Depot had notebook filler paper for 15 cents and plastic 2-pocket folders for 1 cent.

Since there is an Office Depot right around the corner from Fatso’s orthodontist, and he had an appointment Monday, we stopped by after the appointment.

I was patting myself on the back as I carried out my 59 cent bag of school supplies. I didn’t even use up much gas (always a consideration these days) since it was so close to the orthodontist’s office.

Forty-five minutes later I pulled into my driveway and. . . discovered my purse was missing.

I called Office Depot and yes, someone had found and returned my purse. So it was back to Office Depot.

At the cost of about $12 for gas.

I was so relieved to get my purse and see that my credit cards, cellphone, etc. were still in the purse.

Later though, I went to get some cash and. . . it was all gone. Whoever found my purse relieved it of it’s cash before they turned it in.

I think there was around $40 in there.

So. . . my 59 cent bag of school supplies actually cost me more than $50. . . .