As a teen I paid to play one county fair midway game and lost. In college I took a summer trip to Las Vegas and placed one bet and lost. Never did either again. Cheapest and most valuable lessons I ever got. Money well spent, Ernie.
The dollar bill changers at DFW airport would keep 5¢ as a “courtesy fee.” This went on for about 5 years until somebody noticed the handmade signs warning people about this and the less than projected amount of dollar bills in the machines. Governor Richards put stop to the “courtesy fee” very early in her tenure.
Ratkin over 2 years ago
As a teen I paid to play one county fair midway game and lost. In college I took a summer trip to Las Vegas and placed one bet and lost. Never did either again. Cheapest and most valuable lessons I ever got. Money well spent, Ernie.
sandpiper over 2 years ago
It’s the first lesson one learns. Make a choice – accept the results. No return for crying about it.
The Reader Premium Member over 2 years ago
Lesson NOT learned!
cgale42 over 2 years ago
Most machines do teach life lessons, slotted or not.
ddjg over 2 years ago
Perfect!!
eric over 2 years ago
Dispos-a-Dime, adjusted for inflation! (That was an F&E thing, many years ago, right?)
Rufus The naked mole rat over 2 years ago
(Calvin at the LIFE $0.25 booth)Susie: Here’s a quarter. What do I get?Calvin: Nothing. I just ripped you off.Susie: What?!Calvin: That’s life.
uniquename over 2 years ago
The machine did exactly what it said it would do. Where’s the problem?
Chris over 2 years ago
that’s the point of the lesson. :D
Gandalf over 2 years ago
The machine of government.
paranormal over 2 years ago
And he didn’t learn a lesson…
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
Most life lessons do cost you something. Hope you learned from them……
Zykoic over 2 years ago
No refunds.
The Brooklyn Accent over 2 years ago
“Experience keeps a dear school, but a fool will learn in no other.”—Benjamin Franklin
Buckeye67 over 2 years ago
Lesson to be learned, a fool and his money are soon parted. Unfortunately, Earnest needs to have the lesson explained to him.
Teto85 Premium Member over 2 years ago
The dollar bill changers at DFW airport would keep 5¢ as a “courtesy fee.” This went on for about 5 years until somebody noticed the handmade signs warning people about this and the less than projected amount of dollar bills in the machines. Governor Richards put stop to the “courtesy fee” very early in her tenure.
gopher gofer over 2 years ago
my life lessons have always been much, much more costly…
locake over 2 years ago
I’ve saved thousands of dollars over the last 40 years by never buying a lottery ticket. I am now retired and well off financially.