The agony of seven days without spending

I found this on CNN.com

• Man challenges himself to go one week without spending a cent
  
• He finds sacrifices are more than he bargained for

I like to think of my attitude toward money as enlightened.

Author finds out how he burns up dollars every day without thinking about it.

Last summer, for instance, I received a letter informing me that I had won a small grant from the state of Massachusetts. The next day I was informed that I was being audited — by the state of Massachusetts. Ah well, I thought. The state giveth and the state taketh away.

My friends and family see my attitude toward money in slightly different terms. “You’re a total miser” is how my darling wife, Erin, puts it.

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