Regrets of a Penny Pincher

Reasoning in foresight:

Cost of mailing a letter on Saturday: Thirty-seven cents.

Cost of mailing a letter on Monday: Thirty-nine cents.

Money saved by mailing five letters on Saturday instead of Monday: Ten cents.

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Obersvations in hindsight:

Cost of labor in preparing five letters Saturday afternoon: Three and a half hours.

Cost of gas for driving to the post office: Approximately thirty cents.



Grrrrrr.