Financial Hack

I’m sure your daily surroundings this time of year are like mine…

Full of sick, coughing, sneezing, wheezing folks.

Time off from sick days results in a national loss of productiveness to the tune of 30 trillion dollars a year.

Actually, I have no idea how much how much it costs. I figured I’d use the word ‘Trillion’ as often as possible in an effort to get used to a number I can hardly fathom. Since the Federal Government is throwing around that word so much, I have to train myself to not cough up a lung every time I hear it.

What I am sure about is the fact that sick days cost me money and I can’t afford to take time off.

I’ve been told that Echinacea is a natural supplement that enhances the body’s ability to fight off infection. I bought an Echinacea tea to drink with my morning breakfast. What can I tell you about it?

It tastes so nasty I considered licking envelope adhesive just to get the flavor out of my mouth. Of course, the $1.89 box of ‘Echinacea’ might not actually be ‘Echinacea’. Using the skills I learned in my Wines of the World class, I’m able to pick out three very distinct flavors:

1) California Sage Brush.

2.) Rose Petals… with aphid guts.

3.) A recycled Barney and Friends VHS tape.

How do I know it’s a recycled ‘Barney and Friends’ VHS tape and not a recycled ‘Clueless’ VHS tape? A hint of sticky PB&J only available from the hands of preschoolers who dance to the ‘I Love You’ song.

Just like my resolve to use the stairs – which I have stuck to by the way – I will continue to drink the Echinacea. I’m still not sick so it must be doing something!

Be Good. Stay Healthy. Drink Barney.