Buzzkill.
So I threw $60 into a mason jar and stuck it on top of my fridge where I wouldn't see it (and spend it).
Atleast I'd be able to buy a few McDonalds cheeseburgers to tide me over for ten days down under.
And then someone paid me in cash for a concert ticket, so I stuck that in the jar.
And then I found $4 in the dryer so I stuck that in the jar too.
And the best part was that it wasn't in my bank account, so I never got to see how much was there, and I never got that 'well if I just transfer this hundred dollars to buy some clothes I will be fine' urge. Out of sight and out of mind, I never took from the jar, just added to it.
Ten months of throwing any cash I happened upon into a jar, and it actually began to look substantial.
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Last week I dumped it all out on my living room floor to count it.
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And kept counting. And kept counting. And I had about three times what I anticipated would be shoved into that jar.
Heck, I might even be able to value size my fries now!
9 comments:
I need to do something like that for my big trip next year! Hope you have a blast in Australia! And go big...get a McFlurry too!
Yahoo! :) Great job saving! I wish I had done something like that when I went to Italy a few years ago. I did the bank account route and did have the temptation of transferring for some clothing here and there. Hope you have a great time on your trip, cannot wait to hear all about it!
Now you see why people didn't use banks in the old days - just buried their money in their back yard :)
Such a good idea! Have an absolute BLAST! I cannot wait to hear about your trip!
Hell yeah! That's awesome! I should start doing that! And I am so jealous of your trip! Australia is on my bucket list. :)
That's awesome. I should start doing that too. Out of sight out of mind is a good way to keep money :)
That is awesome!
I need to do that for new running shoes. Or maybe save up for a trip. Who knows!?
Good for you. I need to learn your ways. But I think if I kept a mason jar of money, I'd have to hide it from Shawn. He has not self control ;) But then I'd probably hide it so well, I couldn't even find it. Like that coffee can of coins I can't seem to locate in my black hole of a closet...
Have fun in Australia and splurge a little on those value fries!
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