It’s Day Two of my $500-increment prosperity game, and that means I’ve got $1000 to spend. I’ve been learning French in my spare time, somewhat slowly. I’m listening to lots of podcasts, etc, but still I think I could use some help with pronunciation from a teacher. So, I’ll sign up for French I at my local community college. That’s $150 tuition. I’ll assume the books will cost $100, bringing the total to about $250.
When I’m busy studying, I’m not going to want to clean up after myself as much, so I looked for French Maids. Couldn’t find any, right off, probably due to their fetishy nature. But, a normal weekly maid service for the next four weeks would cost me about $120/wk, or $480.
After all that hard studying, and having to watch my non-french maid like a hawk, I’m going to want to relax with a nice french wine. My favorites (pinots and cabernets, all of them) cost around $45. Not quite at the level of JC’s wine picks, but still very tasty. I’ll get 8 bottles, enough to have two a week in addition to my everyday, cheaper wines. That’s $360, to bring my total to $1090.
Done! Wow, in just two days, I have:
- Established weekly massages in a relaxing spa for a month
- Put myself in a french class
- Gotten a weekly maid service for a month
- Raised the quality of the wine I drink for a month
Life is good! Next time, it’s $1500…
November 21st, 2006 at 7:13 pm
Nice exercise. You’ve also just helped me put things in perspective. I just realized that I’m already having massages, weekly maid service, and fine drinks (single malts). I’m not rich at all, it’s just cheaper in Asia, and the maids are cuter ;-). It’s so easy to take things for granted.
November 21st, 2006 at 7:44 pm
@Eyal: cool, living the dream already!
November 23rd, 2006 at 2:35 am
Dude, you gotta do some exercise. Do housework once a week will keep you fit and save your $120. ;)