One side effect of working in a gourmet foods store, is that when I go along on the regular grocery-shopping trip, the food all seems so much cheaper than I remember it being before. I think it’s because I regularly see such expensive items, that no longer does it seem unreasonable to spend a couple of dollars on a tub of cheese. Maybe that’s a good thing, since I was almost too frugal before, wincing and grumbling all the way through the grocery store. Now I smile and admire and notice the prices to be very attractive.