He Criticized My Spending — Until I Gave Him The Numbers

up at me.

He asked what we were supposed to do.

I told him it was his budget to manage. His decision.

He said there was no right answer. Both options were bad.

I agreed. Welcome to poverty math.

Ethan made the call himself. Phoned the wireless carrier, waited on hold for twenty minutes, asked the representative about suspending service. When the rep mentioned continue reading …