Flossing matters. It’ll teach you about Money
I hate flossing.
October 1998, we were visiting my in-laws in Toronto, after a year in the UK. And we were about to go BACK to the UK, to what I hoped was a job. No house lined up, no car, and very little money left.
I wince now, thinking back to how precarious our predicament was.
We all need to get our teeth cleaned properly while we’re here, announced my wife.
Reluctantly, I agreed. Dental care on the NHS in England is nowhere near as good as what you get in Canada (although you pay more for it). We wouldn’t soon get another chance, and it made sense for the kids’ sake. So off we trooped.
Did I mention I also hate going to the dentist?
Well there’s a surprise. Guess why? I’m know I’m going to be told off for not flossing. The thought of paying to be insulted has never sat particularly well with me. And this dentist didn’t mince his words. (Ooh, bad pun.)
Final bill: $400.
Seems trivial now. But at the time, the pain in my wallet was terrible.
And guess what? I have been a consistent flosser ever since. (And visits to the dentist don’t bug me now.) Why? Because I paid BIG TIME for that advice! I’m going to get my money’s worth.
You VALUE that for which you sacrifice.
What you get for FREE, you disdain.
