False Economy
The Thrifty Rocketeer blog continues... It's been a while since I've posted, so I thought I would share a real world observation here. Now, the Thrifty Rocketeer is all about saving money, doing things cheaper and saving a few steps. But it occurs to me that there have been some "False Economy" moves over the last several years that run counter to your natural inclination. Or counter-intuitive. Case in point: As we head into the Thanksgiving season, everyone in America is beginning to shop for their meal supplies including cooking aides, consumables and food stuff. Recently somewhere, there's been a suggestion made to the average housewife that she can save a lot of money by not buying paper towels. Now, at first, this may seem to make sense, as most of us grab a towel for a spill or to wipe off glue, or oil or something. And then we toss it away into the trash...never to be seen again. A number of years ago, manufacturer got smart and started adding perforati