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Speaker: It's Fructuous Friday Finance.
Speaker: Every Friday, one of our experts answers your personal finance questions. Hey, America, are you ready to plant Fructuous Money Seeds?
Speaker: Let's start digging.
Speaker: My name is Paul McGill. I'm your triple F expert today. Thank you to POS Podcast Productions for sponsoring this program. As always, remember to use the FFF VoIP number to record your questions.
Speaker: Our caller this week wants to remain anonymous. Let's listen to her message.
Speaker: Hi FFF experts. My husband has been mentally and physically abusing me since the last day of our honeymoon. Recently he's become extremely controlling with money and he started slapping me in the face when I spend too much.
Speaker: The slaps don't really hurt. They're psychologically humiliating more than anything. I'm clueless to when and why my purchases set him off.
Speaker: He says I'm a total idiot with money, but I can't figure out how to please him. Next month, I need to buy pistachios to make his favorite birthday dessert, pistachio tiramisu.
Speaker: Do you think I should buy one and a half pounds of shelled pistachios or three pounds with the shells still on? It's really tedious to remove the shells for this dessert, but I don't want to get slapped because he thinks I paid too much for pistachios.
Speaker: Hello, Puzzle Pistachio Buyer! I'm happy to say your question is just a simple math problem. What you need to do is calculate the cost-benefit analysis for shelling pistachios yourself.
Speaker: I'm assuming you're a stay-at-home wife, since you're willing to make pistachio tiramisu. National economists apply a $17 hourly wage to activities performed by stay-at-home wives.
Speaker: Studies show casually shelling pistachios can take up to 10 minutes per cup. You'll need two cups of pistachios for your pistachio tiramisu. De-shelling will cost you an additional $5.66 of wage labor.
Speaker: A 1.5-pound bag of shelled pistachios costs $18, and a 3-pound bag with the shells still on costs roughly the same. But how much do the shells weigh 3-pound bag?
Speaker: You'd be surprised to find out that 47% of the weight in a 3-pound pistachio bag is the shells. So, buying pistachios with shells nets 5.7% more seed volume.
Speaker: That's a savings of $1.02. and two cents Considering the labor to remove the shells, I strongly recommend you buy pistachios without shells. You'll come out ahead $4.64.
Speaker: Good luck with your husband. If you follow my advice, I'm confident you won't get slapped this time.
Speaker: The Fructuous Friday Finance Show has come to an end. Until next time, thank you, America!
