It pays to have bad eye sight

I wear contact lenses on a daily basis.

My eye sight is pretty bad. I obviously have glasses, but don't wear other than at night and in the morning. Maybe ones every few weeks I'll wear them to work to give my eyes a break.

I have considered laser-correction surgery, but I think I'm too much of a wimp. Something about pointing laser beams at my eyeballs scares me. Still, it would be nice to wake up in the morning and actually be able to see.

Back in November, I had my yearly eye exam and ordered my next batch of contact lenses for the year. Luckily, insurance covered almost all of it. As I was paying what I owed, the sales associate told me that my contacts came with a $60 online rebate. All I had to do was submit my receipt on a website, as well as photos of the sides of the box once they arrived.

I put it off for a few weeks, but finally submitted for my rebate. I assumed it would probably be a painful process, but it wasn't bad. In a couple weeks time, I got an email saying that I could opt to receive my rebate with a $60 Visa that they'd mail, or I could get a $60 Visa e-card. I opted for the e-card, and it showed up instantly.

This was about two weeks ago, and my first thought was, "Hey, this is basically free money. Maybe I'll splurge and buy a hobby box of 2019 Topps Series One." This was something I wouldn't really buy on my own, so maybe treat myself with this "free" money.

Then I came to my senses. Maybe I'd pull something amazing from a box. But I already had a Yanees team set on the way. And couple that with the fact that the box's promised hit could be a "manurelic", similar to what comes in a blaster, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt I should use my $60 on something else. Something I wanted.

And this is what I wanted:

That is a 1998 Donruss Crusade Purple Tino Martinez. I have four of the green parallels, but this is my first glorious purple.

And while it's quite a bit more than I'd usually spend on a single card, I didn't spend all of the $60 either. So I'm left with enough for another decent card.

I'm happy to have this card, and at the end of the day, think this was a bit wiser of a purchase.

Something I want versus something I think I want then would likely be disappointed?

I made the right call.