In these days of www this, and Goggle that, there is one thing I am not sure we have gotten used to, and that is backing up our computer information. Last night, after the conclusion of a nice tough week, I came home to do a little relaxing before sitting down and sharing my story when WHAM!!!
A phrase in pure white with a black backdrop stated;
I could not get passed the HP logo without this message coming up. To keep what is actually a very short, basically, the computer was keeping me from my information!!! Everything from work to personal, all being kept from its rightful owner!!! ME!!!
Now, to fill you in a little more, I can let you know that about three months ago, my main laptop, my work laptop, took all four years of personal and professional information and ate it! No getting it back, not even a little, and the entire IT team worked on it for over a week! So, a new laptop it was. Company issued. But with the price of free, I was not complaining.
So how does this relate to my daily quest to keep far in front of my nemesis, The Piper and his Wave? Well, after spending today (Saturday) with my IT team (again) to have the laptop restored, I could not stop thinking about how much all of that lost information cost me. Hundreds, thousands, millions? Maybe, but the point was clear. Sometimes you have to spend a little money in the short term to save a lot of money in the long term. And there it was. Nice and simple.
For all of these months of budgeting and cutting back in every facet of my life, I was going to have to, as they say, "work smarter". So, $105.93 has apparently bought me not only piece of mind, but a great insurance policy as well. Should the system crash again, all of my information will be safe.
But, I have to tell you, it was a lot easier to spend a good deal of money when I have already saved an even greater deal of money, and that is pleasure you apparently can buy!
I'll leave you all with this question. Are there any life-lessons you have learned, where making a small purchase was done in the intention of saving you big money?
As always, thank you...The Runner
Well based on your "I'll take it anyway I can get it" post, backing up my system has been moved to the top of the to-do list for next week. The one small purchase that I've made in the past to save big money was I was determined to adopt the Duggars laundry detergent recipe. I spent $10 on materials to make 5 gallons of laundry detergent. I have to tell you...not only did it work but it was some of the best laundry detergent I have ever used for stains, whitening and just overall cleaning the laundry. It contained Borax, Fels-Naptha bar soap and washing soda....the three of them combined, it doesn't get any better than that.
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