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Five ways to spend those coins you saved on Election Day

By The News Tribune Editorial Board
That last excuse keeping the vast majority of Washington adults from voting - the financial burden of a postage stamp - is gone this year. Don’t spend it all in one place, folks.
That last excuse keeping the vast majority of Washington adults from voting - the financial burden of a postage stamp - is gone this year. Don’t spend it all in one place, folks. West MCT

This week’s Five Spot: 5 ways to spend the 50 cents you saved by not having to buy a postage stamp in Tuesday’s primary election.

1 Enjoy 30 minutes of pay station parking in downtown Tacoma.

2 Enjoy a heavenly ride aboard one of the vibrating foot massage machines at the Puyallup Fair in a few weeks.

3 Buy a happy hour refreshment at a really cheap local watering hole (aka, your neighbor kid’s lemonade stand).

4 Cover the state tax on a gallon of gasoline in Washington (not including the 18.4-cent federal gas tax).

5 Mail a letter to your mom. Tell her you miss her, you love her, you’re eating all your vegetables and you remembered to vote.

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