Hidden Treasure

For some of you, this will be a lame trick.
For others, you'll try it and call me brilliant next fall.

Does anyone other than me get a rush from sticking your hand into a coat pocket and finding a $5 bill you didn't know you had? Sheer bliss. Free coffee. The expensive kind.
I love that feeling. When I find a buck or two in a pair of jeans I haven't worn in a while I am totally consumed with how to spend it. It's not allocated to any part of my budget. No one can ask for it and I don't have to share it.

New lipgloss? 5 items from the Dollar Tree? A combination burrito from Taco Bueno? The possibilities are endless.

To make life more fun I plan my own surprises. (You know what's coming) As the weather gets warmer I tuck a couple of bucks in a coat pocket, or a fall purse or maybe a warm hoodie pocket that I know I'll use again at the first sign of fall. Conveniently I manage to forget about it. And trust me, when I'm over the dog days of summer and I finally get to reach for my favorite jacket, I am soooooooooo excited to find a crisp $5 bill.

Yes. That I purposely hid. From myself.

My husband thinks that is nuts. I think he's just upset he can't get a skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks without dipping into his allocated weekly budget.

Am I alone on this? It's possible.

(Make a note to yourself: Always borrow clothing items from me at the beginning of a season. It'll increase your chances of a surprise.)