Have you noticed . . . things don’t always turn out the way you hope?

About a year or so ago, my trusty, old, $12.98 Timex watch quit. Just didn’t want to run any more. So I went looking for another. This time I had to pay a little more ($24.98), but I attributed the increase cost to inflation.

Little did I know that included in the package of the watch was a nice shinny money clip.

Now, I don’t ever remember having a money clip before, so I thought this was great. I always thought people using a money clip were cool, so I started to use it.

I felt rich . . . until . . .

Several...