Since I'm blogging now, I thought it would be a good idea to record some memories which will probably just wither away. I don't plan this to be a memoire in the making but just a little indulgence in nostalgia.
One thing that comes to mind is how my Dad used to maintain his daily expense account. I can still visualise his page-a-day diary that would steadily get withered as the year would pass. Every day when back from work, the first activity would be removing his shoes and the second one was to make entries in his diary. Half-moon reading glasses, sitting hunched up on the bed with the diary on the lap and spending 15 minutes on recapping all the expenses of the day.
I never understood why he would do that. Maybe it was just habit. Maybe he was truly being careful with money. But either way, this remains one of the most enduring memories I have of him.
I really should ask him if he still does it, now that he is retired and hardly has any daily expenses.
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my father and mother both used to do this. after dinner, every single day. to the paisa. i think, cos we were actually short of money so they had to keep real close track.
I know what you mean .. my mother had this detailed checklist. Somehow I feel that I should do it to be as good at home-managing as she is !!!! But I am sure Ruchi is more correct .. they were very short of money and every penny saved was very important.
buddy, i don't get one thing,,, just because dad retired, why would his expenses be any less???
i bet he is still doing his daily math,,. not that he has to,, having a hotshot media-dude for a son and all that :-)
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