It Was Only

My husband has a new expression, "It was only". I am sure there are a lot of spouses that hear this expression. It is used when someone buys things that are not necessary. The "purchaser" thinks that if the price is low, the purchase is fine. What they do not realize is that 10 "it was only's" add up to one "are you crazy". I try to add up my husband's " it was only's" and show him that the monthly total is more than he thinks. Somehow during this discussion, his eyes glaze over and I see that I have lost his attention. It is like shoveling sand against the wind. A futile exercise.