“Whazzat?” I said.
Busted.
While the treasurer had been sharing his report I'd been reading an article in Maclean’s magazine.
“Anything to share?” the chairman said.
Without skipping another beat I said, “Why yes I do.” (I felt certain the article related to business-at-hand).
“Anybody see this article?” I asked.
No one had, so I no longer felt like a complete idiot.
“It’s entitled Living On Less,” I said.
I also read the subheading: “Times are tough, but could the new frugality make us healthier and happier than we’ve been in years?”
I pointed to a photo.
[Photo link]
“This is the smallest house in the city of Toronto and it sold recently for $179,000.”
Board members were in awe, or something - so I continued.
Next I read the caption: “From 1980 to 2001 house sizes grew by 30 per cent, part of an Age of Excess some economists saw as unsustainable.”
I concluded, “People are over-stretched. That’s one big reason why we may face a drop in donations of food and finances in the future.” (at a local NPO)
Board members nodded.
And you thought I wasn’t listening!
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I’ll read the full article tonight on my exercise bike. Stay tuned.
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