Day 137 3:46PM

Fantastic episode of Employed Dave vs. Let Go Dave: I just deposited a check for $1.33 into my bank account. To be fair, this deposit was part of an overall trip to the bank to transfer money (unemployment) from one account to another but the check actually didn't read the first time so I had to deposit it again. Then the machine couldn't read it and I didn't remember the amount (or my brain refused to accept it) so I had to remove the check, look, and start again. This process took about 6 minutes of my life that I can never have back.

The personal economics of this transaction were a wash at best. Since it takes me a mile to get to town, my car averages about 25 miles per gallon, and gas (when last purchased) was $3.07 per gallon, the trip itself cost me roughly 25 cents. The mental capacity expired, the time that could've been spent job hunting, the tread used up on my shoes, and the overall loss of 30 minutes of my life account for the other $1.08 (FYI, my issue with 8 + 5 is so bad I just used Excel to figure out that math. Apparently I can't do it in any iteration of it.).

Now, the loss to society is a whole 'nother story. The paper used for my receipt, the time the woman waiting behind me wasted, the carbon emissions of my Rogue - all came at a cost to the planet just so I could cash a check for $1.33 (from the company that laid me off no less). I will repent by emailing Al Gore an apology and planting more pachysandra in my brother's back yard.