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11 August 2010

Spend 100 imaginary dollars on yourself

post by: Joe Beese at: 20:04 | 18 comments

I'd rather spend a hundred of someone else's real dollars on myself.

posted by jonmc 11 August | 20:06

The 100 imaginary dollars I have now have to get me through the rest of this month.

posted by Ardiril 11 August | 20:18

I'm giving my imaginary dollars to Ardiril.

posted by Eideteker 11 August | 20:36

Ah, thanks Eideteker. I was afraid we might have to hock our imaginary stereo.

posted by Ardiril 11 August | 21:02

I'm funneling the money back into improving my imagination. Then I'll be able to imagine even more dollars and with the resulting spiral . . .

posted by Obscure Reference 11 August | 21:58

Man, I'm with Ardiril. I can't even think of what I'd buy if all my bills were paid.

posted by desjardins 11 August | 22:05

Oh, I'll do it - imagine I've given you all thousands of imaginary dollars already, and now I'll spend the imaginary hundred as I would, if I had it.

Membership to AMC, $40.
Guitar stand - $19.95
Pedicure

That oughta do it.

posted by Miko 11 August | 22:20

I'm gonna spend my 100 on this wallet from the MoMA store. I need a new one.

And the change? A cold beer at my favourite pub.

posted by gaspode 11 August | 22:27

I'm going to a Ren Faire this weekend or next, I'd spend the money there.

posted by deborah 12 August | 00:55

A friend was beating herself up over "wasting money" on some indulgent treat --- which she dearly wanted and could well afford; she just felt that others might judge her harshly for the extravagance.

I pointed out to her that most of us will splurge on something, even if it's invisible to casual observers. In my kitchen right now, I have six kinds of salt and nine kinds of vinegar.

Don't give me a hundred bucks. I'll just blow it on salt and vinegar.

posted by Elsa 12 August | 08:08

Clothes. I need new jeans for non-work activities (since I only have 3 pairs for work that I rotate around and two of them don't fit). And possibly some cheap separates for volunteering at NARA. I have a serious hole in my wardrobe that needs to be filled with 'business casual'.

(More practically, I'd probably use it on gas/food/psych meds.)

posted by sperose 12 August | 08:39

New scanner. Mine didn't survive the trip over, and now I have all these actual photographs to scan.

posted by gc 12 August | 10:27

Taking my sweetie out to dinner at a foodie place.

posted by bearwife 12 August | 10:40

A nice evening out - with cab rides and everything.

posted by The Whelk 12 August | 11:58

A fountain pen and a silk kimono to use as a warm weather bathrobe.

posted by Orange Swan 12 August | 13:53

To be fair, all money is imaginary. OOOOOOH!

posted by Eideteker 12 August | 14:13

Some imaginary work clothes that fit! I've lost 20 pounds since January, all my clothes are too big, and it is bumming me out.

posted by jeoc 12 August | 19:39

A proper foot care ritual. I meant to do one at the beginning of summer but had no money, now I have a big blister on my pinkietoe that is seriously hurtiiiin so i'd like a proper footcare specialist going all buff and scrub and nail-fixing on me right about now.

The rest: catfood. That's expensive y'all.

posted by dabitch 16 August | 02:56

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