If you’re like me, most of the time you don’t have any cash in your pocket. Real cash is quickly being replaced by plastic. Debit cards are the new green. I rarely use bills, and I’m lucky if I ever find one in my wallet. Every time my son asks for some lunch or gas money, my answer is typically “I don’t have any”. I’m bad, aren’t I? I just usually don’t have it. I do 99% of my banking online, and walking into a bank or even using an ATM is a rarity for me.
It makes me think back to the days when I was young. My Mother always had cash. If she needed something at the grocery store, she would ask me to grab a $10 bill out of her purse and head down to the store. That $10 may have bought five pork chops, a gallon of milk, a six pack of soda, dozen eggs, and loaf of bread. What happens over time though? Inflation! Things are expensive, even simple things. In today’s society, that just seems so foreign. It begs the question, “if asked to grab a $10 bill out of your Mom’s purse today, what could it buy you”?
-One movie ticket (in some cities, not even that)
-Two submarine sandwiches
-Two Venti Latte’s at Starbucks
-A t-shirt
-4.5 gallons of gas (at today’s prices)
-2 beers on a Friday night
That’s right! You can’t get a whole lot these days, but you can use that $10 for a great reason. If you could give up that trip to Starbucks for one day, you could help with cancer research. You could help cure a disease, versus line the pockets of the coffee giants.
I am fundraising to run the NYC Marathon, and have joined the James Blake Foundation charity team. Won’t you please consider donating $10 toward my cause?
Donating is easy, and you don’t even need those bills that probably aren’t in your purse or wallet anyway. You can use a debit or credit card. Simple and fast! Lickety split!
The following link will take you directly to my fundraising site where you can make a donation in any amount. Thank you so much!
Running Wild 