5 dollars a dozen

I have $12 in my bank account, 2 unpaid bills, and a pile of school debt half the amount my parents paid for their home.

So why did I buy one dozen eggs for 5 bucks when the grocery store sells them for $1.50?

I love how each egg is different. One is little and spotted, another is large and white, while yet another is dark and more of an oblong shape. I love how when I crack that puppy open her yolk is firm and golden. How fresh and real it tastes.

But what I love most about these eggs is trust. I trust that the chickens who laid these eggs are healthy and happy and poking around in someone's yard. I trust that they are being provided a good life and transfered some of that positive energy into my daily breakfast.

I am fortunate to be able to choose the 5 dollar eggs as this may not always be the case and is not the case for many out there. But for now, it is the right choice for me.