Aaliyah has exactly a few hundred plus things in her purse and of course, she can count and name them precisely. And my wallet has as its proud occupants, nothing but cash and cards. She knows I am a spendthrift and I give a damn. Well, there comes a rainy day, you see, and I went broke; couldn’t even afford a double brick ice cream for her. She didn’t take offense, but considered my plight and sat me down for a dressing down.

“Bob, you jus’ don’t need to spend it all you know.”
“Hey, Aaliyah… Look, I’m not like that okay?!” My male ego hurts.

“No Bob, that’s not what I mean… Listen… Let’s put it this way… You spend as much as you want, but just keep a record of everything and just go over it at the end of the month… Please, baby, listen to me, wont you?!”

When was the last time a guy said “No” to a beautiful girl?

“Okay, but I don’t see a point… Still, since you ask.” Of course.
One month passed and I religiously kept an account of things. When I sat down to go over it… Well… What do you call that… Hmm… A “damned fool” right? That’s how I felt. I mean, I had fooled around with hard-saved greenbacks on frivolous things and by God, wasn’t she right…leave it to the girls to splurge and save!

I learnt my lesson… How about you guys? Now, you got an option, either manage your money or turn over the accounts to your beloved and just sit back and relax. It works!

Tell me if you have had a life changing experience once you started auditing and accounting your expenses… And yes, tell me who influenced you to get back on get back on track… I would love to hear that!