The day my family helped me move-in to the dorm my freshman year of college is memorable for many reasons. One of those reasons was the check i wrote that day. It was the biggest check i had ever written up to that point in my life. $1,500 (read: nearly all) of the money i had spent two years saving while working at McDonalds, written to my Dad, as a down payment on my education. It was supposed to insure that i would take school seriously. All i remember is that it seemed like a helluva lot of money.
I write big checks all the time these days on behalf of the Raleigh Bridge Club. I’m the treasurer, and every month i write a check bigger than that first memorable big check in order to pay the club’s rent. No big deal.
Earlier this week, lance & i had to write the biggest check i’ve yet written. And unfortunately not for the bridge club. The reason: replacing the entire heating and cooling system in our house. The previous system decided to retire after 30 years of good work. The good news is that the new system is better for the environment and should save a good deal on energy costs. The bad news, it will take about 8 years for the system to pay for itself. 