30 days of Anarchy!!

It is the last working day of the month. Your mind has already begun to frame a SQL query with a where clause searching for keyword like “%credited%”.  But wait because your mind is a multiprocessor. One more process adds up of analytics where your mind has already projected the savings that you’re going to have in next 3 months

On the other hand your heart beats in some other world, with totally different hopes; particularly dreams of extra 1000s or at least 100s adding up to what you call as salary popularly known as “monthly wages”!!

And so the wait is over. The results are just the opposite of exit polls!! The tax component steals the show and you are left with money crumbs. Practically the month has not ended yet so you are already in debt!

Well this is just another common story of a so-called miser like me whose mind’s savings and heart’s expenses ends up in a voluntary detention from the worldly pleasures. But since it is me who is writing so it is special. Let us begin the journey of next 30 days of planning, execution, failure, re-execution and finally failure.

Day1: Well I am pretty faster than any 5 year plan or yearly financial budget. I am all set with the goals covering transportation, food, lodging, mobile recharge and miscellaneous expenses. Miscellaneous includes dreams that are in a mist of cloud. New clothes, movies, travelling (caution: Bangalore ahead!) and many more constitute dreams. I pledge by the old Gods of the forest and the faith of the Seven (copied indeed!) that I will spend the rest of the day adhering to the goals.

Failures of Day1: Already changed 2 buses to office because the driver didn’t feel like reaching the destination. It is 34 degrees now and I am not feeling like going to office in any of the under constructed disco buses or wrecked general BMTC buses. O’here comes the saviour my beloved 335E, an undefeated “ACfied” gladiator. Well I have reached office by now and to my surprise I have already spent 60 whereas the projection was of 15!! So transportation expenses have been hit with a 400% loss. But the pledge is still on as another promise is on the way to adjust other expenses of the day. Now I am at my cubicle, reading my mails and all of a sudden....”Hey Akash, how are you today?” and before I could reply...”Hey listen, there is a new restaurant opened up so let’s check it out!!” and within minutes I can hear it from everywhere. By noon I just realised that the so-called Luncheon has burned 150 bucks whereas the projection was to boil 50 bucks sodexo coupon. Well I am still on trying to make myself understand...”It is ok Akash..You have spent today...don’t go anywhere in weekends!!”

Weekend Smashes: Friday night call...“Oi Akash!! There is a new movie coming up let’s watch it”. What to do now? Should I go or should I not? If I don’t go what reason should I give? .....100 questions later.....the moment of realisation pitches in....”Oh common Akash live your life.. YOLO!! .. just stop thinking and hang out with friends and you don’t have to go in every weekend”..so that’s it I am going. But wait its ‘Captain America’ so Innovative multiplex is a big no no, let’s check in PVRs. Tickets booked!! Spent 380 by now. By the time movie ends I have already spent another 500 (popcorn and pepsi is must yaar!!). Sunday ends with a promise of 3 more weekends to go.. hope I will save money by not going anywhere.

Mid month audit: Oh crap!!! By now I have spent 4 times of what was projected. It’s just 15^th and still 15 days to go. Ok fine cut down all the expenses!! No movies, no lavish lunch, no late night calls (will think about that), no more ac buses (depends), no more anything that’s expensive. But so the devil’s messenger (flatmate) pitches in...”Hey Akash, please pay the WiFi bill and the electricity bill and the water bill and the ration bill...because I paid last.”

Second last day of month: No revenues for this month. Miscellaneous turned out to be more expensive than any other expenses. Lessons learned :-  I need a new highly paid job. I will study from now onwards!!. So let me enjoy today with whatever is left and sleep peacefully on this last day of poverty.

And so Akash sleeps waiting for the last day to dawn with extra 1000s or 100s