She's an Economist: A 5-Minute Freewrite
Two friends, Fred and Mike, were at a pub drinking beer. The two were enjoying their drinks when Fred suddenly opened his mouth.
"Hey, Mike," Fred suddenly asked after gulping beer from his cup. " What'd your wife do?"
"My wife?" Mike asked back, a little surprised by the sudden question. "She's an economist."
"An economist?" Fred repeated, a little impressed. "She must be good with money, then."
Mike gulped beer before nodding, "Yup, she's great with handling money. Why did you ask?"
"Oh, nothing much," Fred started. "It's just that I wished my wife was good at handling money too."
Hearing his friend's answer, Mike became more curious and asked another question.
"Why so? Is your wife not good with money?" Mike couldn't help but ask.
"Ha... saying not good is an understatement," Fred complained. "She's horrible at it."
"Once she has money, she'll go straight to buying, even things she doesn't need. Just this month, she bought branded bag and shoes again!"
"Oh? You said 'again,'" Mike was curious and asked for more details. "Did she buy another bag and shoes not too long ago?"
"Yup! She bought a bag last month and a pair of shoes a month before that," Fred mouthed a complaint. "I think she bought four bags and four pair of shoes in just six months! Can you believe it?"
Mike was taken aback. He had met Beck several times before, and she seemed like a sensible lady. He had no idea she liked to shop for bags and shoes that much.
"Want me to introduce her to Penny?" Mike suggested.
"Please do!" Fred begged. "At the rate my wife spends money, we'll be bankrupt soon!"
And with that, an agreement was made for Mike to introduce his wife, Penny, to Fred's wife, Becky.