Exit Fees

The exit fees keep going up and up at Lowe’s and Home Depot. Every time I go in, it seems I can’t leave until I part company with some more of my money. Apparently when the see me coming, they lay stuff out in my path that I just can’t leave. And somehow, the damage always comes to right about $100. Go figure.

December is a tough month to begin with. Start with the regular monthly bills, add in Christmas, and then for good measure toss in a bunch of extra bills (like the annual webhosting payment, the ransom to Microsoft for my Action Pack subscription, and the final payment on a computer for Mom and Dad)—suddenly I’m looking at my account online asking myself where did it all go?

And no matter how inexpensive I think a project is going to be, I always end up increasing the scope of the project far beyond the original goal. I truly only intended to open the closet up after Thanksgiving… not paint, put in shelves, or install curtains. I put a lot more money into the house after Thanksgiving than I planned to.

At least all that’s all done now.

Now it’s time to do some remodeling on the bank account.

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I’m really looking forward to tax time this year since this will be the first year I get to take full advantage of the tax benefits of my mortgage interest.

2 Responses to “Exit Fees”

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  1. lol, an Exit Fee!! Costco is another place that is hard to get out of without paying their exit fee.
  2. I've been having the same affliction... Enjoy the holidays!

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