The Cost to Get Things Moving

By The Billfold July 16, 2013

by Laurie Spicer

• $3, coffee

• $4, latte

• $7, whiskey

• $3, coffee

• $3.99, bag of prunes (just a healthy snack that I love)

• $3, coffee

• $45, co-pay for doctor’s visit where am told to “eat more ruffage”

• $3, water

• $7.49, stool softener capsules (as prescribed by a doctor)

• $12.49, smooth laxative powder packets (FUN SIZE) (as prescribed by a doctor)

• $1.29, nail polish, because maybe if I’m buying neon nail polish the teenage cashier will not notice the other constipation-related products

• $15, concert ticket I let go unused so I can sit home and wait for the magic to happen

• $3, coffee

Laurie Spicer lives in Florida.

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