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The Piggy Bank Blessing
The HE yells, "Charge," but SHE yells, "Save!"
DILEMA! Oh, so common!
A frugal SHE, yet spendthrift HE.
Finances had hit bottom.
They tried the ice cube frozen test,
Where card must thaw to spend.
"Oh my," the weary wife did say,
"His patience has no end!"
Then next, they tried to list all down,
Each purchase to the cent.
But found the pen and paper bills,
In costs, made not a dent.
"Ah ha," he said, "I have a thought,"
It does seem a bit wiggy
Each time I charge, the interest costs
We'll put in our bank, PIGGY."
With calculator in his hand,
Charge card was wrapped in tape.
He had to figure interest first,
Soon patience met with fate.
"I'm spending that!" he winced in pain.
This interest costs us dearly!"
She saw his transformation there,
A man was saved, quite clearly.
So He and She, they danced through life.
Both were a little giddy.
Their "Interest" game had saved their lives,
They owed it all to "PIGGY!"
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