As someone prone to frugality to the point where it becomes a problem, restricting your spend on "treats" breaks you down.

By all means, there are creative solutions to saving money while still feeling like you're a part of society, but if you feel like you really need that croissant GET IT.

Before people come for me, this was followed by something like "and it's helping businesses improve productivity" but that does not make it better imho

You'll notice I haven't updated it in a bit - a new one is set for publication this weekend! If you subscribe it goes straight to your inbox and it's absolutely free

Every few months or so I try my best to treat social media like a professional responsibility and engage. So I'm probably not going completely AWOL anytime soon.

I post semi-monthly, and I write my real thoughts about new projects, upcoming performances, and often experimental short prose.

I had one newish pharmacy associate who was being very by-the-book about the eligibility questions but her manager told her to do whatever, wishing you all a similar experience.