The Way We Live Now: Gap-toothed. Too poor to get a falsie to complete our smile. Lawyers aren't making it. Renting textbooks. Dreaming of Lotto tickets.Statisticians are the new Hedge Fund Guys. Nine trillion dollars in debt is a lot. A lot. We're all fully invested in jewel thieving and brilliant ATM scams.
The whole image of America as a shiny land of big money, big cars, and big food on big plates is really played out and passé, at least since we can't afford those things any more.
Ryan E. and I decided that deep in a recession is a perfect time to change spending habits, as well as have a friendly (??) competition.
The premise is simple: Who can spend less in a month?
What things can we live without for a month? What's a want vs. a need? What kind of prize am I getting when I win? Are men able to curtail their spending more than women? Can an Asian beat a Norwegian (for once?)?
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