False economy

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Imagine this: after years of mustering up the courage, you’ve finally decided to try skydiving so you begin searching for the best school to take you on your aerial adventure. One establishment that you come across offers the lowest rates and advertises itself as the most budget-friendly and affordable skydiving school.

Or say you’ve given up on trying to lose those bulges through diet and exercise and so you search the Net for clinics and doctors that offer to do liposuction. One is well known for being the aesthetic doctor to the biggest movie and TV stars, has a reputation for doing a good job making people better shaped, but charges much, much more than an obscure clinic that offers to do liposuction at one fourth the price.

One article revealed that a notable practitioner of false economy was King Frederick William I of Prussia, who was said to have saved five or six dollars a year feeding his family unwholesome cabbages even though the poor diet sickened his children and the resulting medical care costs him many times what he saved.

A friend recently visited some relatives in Cebu last week and she said that they were bemoaning how this was in full display in their province during the height of the summer months. For decades, the local residents have been fully aware that their area’s sustainable water supply was precarious at best.

On the low end of the spectrum – which, to no one’s surprise, was initially the most popular option – suppliers were charging as low as P10 for five gallons of water. It was only a matter of time – again, to no one’s surprise when people started vomiting or suffering from diarrhea and other water-borne illnesses which became rampant in several areas.

Then again, it is said that a moment of crisis serves as the best eye-opener. Hopefully, the water crisis that they just went through will finally allow these Cebu-based consumers to reevaluate their priorities.Empower yourself! Essential tips for a mother pursuing health and wellnessIndulge in the ultimate chocolate experience with Seattle’s Best Coffee and GhirardelliThe Philippine Statistics Authority observed a slight decline in the overall inflation from 3.9% in May to 3.7% in...

 

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