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Ok, so if I was in high school and still had a car, I would definitely tell you that the best thing to purchase for $5 is a junior bacon cheeseburger, dr. pepper and fries from Wendys, to be eaten, dangerously, in the car on the way to swim practice. Yum. Seriously, our Wendy’s made the best jbc’s. Just saying.
But now I think the best possible thing to buy with $5 is some super discounted book at a garage sale or end of year sale or something. Because those crazy blow-out sales have the weirdest stuff. And I’m such a sucker for weird books that I might not ever read. I like to buy them in bulk and discover them down the road, after they’ve been sitting on my shelf attracting dust and casual questions from visitors. When I finally open one up it’s like a time machine transports me to the moment I bought it, when it was balanced between two or three other strange titles and rushed home in a plastic “BYU Bookstore” bag.
Some books I’ve bought in this way, all under $5 - a biography of Fellini, a book of famous speeches, an illustrated map of Petersburg, more than one book of “wacky words” that tickle my pretentious bone, and lots and lots of poetry, which can be had for almost nothing at times. Beautiful.
I’m not sure, but I think I need to ask your question in a separate message… so watch out!
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