Look what I found in the bottom of my purse this week:
STAMPS! From 2018. There were actually two, but I had already put one on the water bill for Lap House. Then I put this one on our three-month trash pickup bill.
DANG IT! I should have kept that last one, at least. I had first asked The Pony if they were still valid. Even though they are FOREVER stamps, I didn't want my bills boomeranging back to me, and then being late. The Pony said it was fine. They are FOREVER stamps.
Well. The price of a first-class stamp back in 2018 was 50 cents. The price today is 78 cents. Which will go up to 82 cents on July 12. Had I waited to use my last 2018 stamp after July 12, I would have saved 32 cents when I mailed my bill. Rather than the mere 28 cents I saved yesterday.
Gosh! Maybe I should have sunk a whole lot of money into stamps back in 2018. After July 12, I'd be getting a 64 percent return on my investment!
I need to go buy stamps before July 12.
Damn! :'(
ReplyDeletejj,
DeleteYeah! I should dig up my life savings that are buried in a sock in the backyard, and buy forever stamps before they go up on July 12. I'll have a good start on my investment, with it gaining 4 cents per stamp right away!
Here in Canada we have P stamps - so you buy a roll, and if the price increases, you have a P stamp that is worth whatever price!
ReplyDeletejj,
DeleteYeah, that's the appeal of the Forever Stamps. I remember when I was a kid the stamps were only worth the face value. So if prices went up, you had to buy some 1, 2, or 5 cent stamps to add to your "old" ones.
I agree, stock up on stamps before the price goes up. Get enough for several years.
ReplyDeleteRiver,
DeleteI'll be sure to get some extra, but I don't know if it will be years' worth. Heh, heh. I can throw my money away on scratchers, but I sure want to save pennies on each stamp!