As the end of the year approaches, I have broken down a list of all the stupid shit I’ve wasted my money on this year, in the hopes next year I won’t make similar mistakes.
MONEY WASTED:
Side mirrors I’ve knocked off my car:
Total knocked off: 3
Price per mirror: $250
Total money down the drain for inadvertent errors: $750
Cavities:
Total cavities: 2
Price per filling: $200
Total money down the drain for not flossing or going to the dentist for two years: $400
Car impoundment disaster:
Total for impoundment: $200
Total to obtain release from motherfucker at cop station: $50
Total for out of state license ticket and rolling stop sign ticket and court case (TBD): estimate is $3-500
Total money down the drain for apathetic attitude: estimate $750
Parking tickets:
One for not parking close enough to curb: $50
One for putting expired pass on car and thinking I was A-OK: $45
One for expired meter while having coffee with a friend: $50
One that I don’t remember why, but I remember getting: $45
Total money down the drain for not paying attention: $190
Coffee:
Americano every day, 365 days/year, $1.80 each
Total money down the drain for not lifting a finger and brewing myself: $657
Misc:
Borat movie ticket: $12.50
Parking to go see Borat: $3.00
Drake, Best I Ever Had, download on iTunes: $.99
The New Yorker subscription: $47
Stilettos from Aldo that make me feel like I’m walking on knives: $125
Stilettos from Marciano that look like knives: $90
Cover charges at Hollywood clubs: $50
Drugs to make Hollywood clubs tolerable: $100
The Wire episodes (two purchased on iTunes, accidentally out of order, therefore ruining ALL of Season 2): $4
A pack of Camel Lights and a lighter in Manhattan: $12
Hosting site for blog that I never update: $15
GRAND TOTAL OF DISPOSABLE INCOME THAT I SHOULD HAVE BUT DON’T BECAUSE OF PERSONAL NEGLIGENCE: $3,206.49
May this be a lesson to all.
Kudos to you CGarcia for doing what we all fear and breaking down the pointless money we spend. Inspiring. Yet I am still to fearful to try to do the same for myself, as I feel the end result could be catastrophic.
It wasn’t easy my friend!!!! Very disappointing, I tell ya