Taco Tuesdays and Life Ruins

It’s Taco Tuesday.

10% off at Ross Dress for Less, if you are over fifty-five. I qualify.

As I check the nearest Mexican restaurants offering the Tuesday special, trying to align the ones with the least offending Yelp reviews near a Ross store, I hesitate. Should I spend money this way? Shouldn’t I wait until after my meeting to go home and eat? Do I really need to get a new top, given I seldom wear anything dressy these days?

Money. That’s been a huge worry for me recently. I’ve seen my retirement funds depleted, reduced each…