I had a headache today.

[Curmudgeoness]

So I took an aspirin, and that reminded me of a conversation I had with a coworker the other day. He had a headache, and grabbed two pain relievers (doesn't matter which brand). I told him that he should just try one first, to see if it would help before taking both of them. His response: One won't work. Why not? Has he ever tried? He had never tried it and did not know whether just one would work or not. This sounds like the shampoo labels that say "wash, rinse, and repeat"---and how many of us repeat? Or need to?

I have only taken one pain reliever when needed for years, and if I need another one in about a half hour, I take that second one. The second one is needed rarely. What this means to the frugal is that you can cut the cost by one half if you find that one pill works. This is more important as the price of your chosen pain reliever increases....but still, a penny saved blah blah blah.