I've never had a head for money. Jenn is the budgeter - she has extensive graphs of the upcoming months in a notebook, and of course, the ever-present coupon organizer. I'm lucky if I check the balance in my checking account more often than the monthly online bill-pay.
Getting to know Jenn and her sensible money side has made me consider myself and my complete lack of sensible money side. I've been thinking about the perceived value of money and the different contexts that cause value to fluctuate. Why do I have an ashtray full of an unknown quantity of coin used to scrape together the price of a Frosty at 1 a.m., whereas the change Jenn saves for a charitable donation merits penny and nickel counting/rolling?
It was excellent synchronicity, then, to run across this article in New Scientist (via Kottke) about perceived value. It's long, but very interesting reading.
No comments:
Post a Comment