February 1, 2008

It's my own little socio-economic experiment performed on myself. A month of cash expenditures. Why? There are a couple reasons.

1) In our credit card economy, buying things with dolla-dolla bills is a pain in the arse. So, let's see if I can do it, just from a willpower perspective. There are a couple items that I didn't change, like my recurring mobile bill or my recurring internet hosting bill.

But everything else is up for game. Daily stuff like gas and food, where credit is super easy - gone. Special stuff like big gifts or hotel rooms, where credit is expected - gone. I mean, how often do you carry around $300 to pay for a hotel bill? Well, I'm gonna have to do that now.

2) Which is the main reason of this, to try to curb expenditures. It's super easy to hop online, do my clothes/electronics/anything-I'm-in-the-mood for shopping and not think twice about it. And that's where the funds get depleted. Maybe that extra controller for the Wii or the superhero statue isn't that necessary. And if it is, dropping c-notes will make me think twice about it.

So that's my spiel. I hope you enjoy this as much as I won't.