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I-scream for expensive snacks

What does a $36.35 scoop of ice cream taste like?
It tastes like frozen whipped money.
Of course, when I bought the scoop of cappuccino chunk at Braum's in Vernon two weekends ago, it was just $1.35, which I put on my debit card because I never carry cash.
And now I've got even less cash, thanks to my sketchy math skills.

It all began Thursday, Sept. 13.
I had bought my standard grande vanilla latte earlier in the day at Starbucks for $3.84.
Make that $38.84 now.
And then there were the two diet Mountain Dews and a bag of pretzels at Allsup's for what is now $39.28.
Then there was the ice cream in Vernon before I made it home to Paducah.
It's my own fault, and I'm quick to admit it.
I'm usually good about balancing my checking account, but I forgot about an $18.22 automatic debit that hits in mid-month, the same time I'd splurged on my now unbelievably expensive snacks.
And so bam, bam, bam, I have three overdrafts charges, which each cost me $35.
That's an extra $105 dollars for a scoop of ice cream, a grande vanilla latte, two diet Mountain Dews and a bag of pretzels.
I went in to the bank last week to plead with an employee there. I've been a bank member for eternity, and these were such small amounts.
How could I pay $36.35 for a scoop of ice cream? I asked her.
The bank lady refunded the ice cream bounce fee, but left the other two, maybe to teach me a hard lesson.
She told me I should start carrying cash or get a credit card instead.
I told her I'd just stop eating.

Posted by Lara Richards at 8:18 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)