Giving up the taxi…

In the last two years all cabbies have reluctantly transitioned their cabs to receive credit cards.  This was such a bad thing for my budget.  Cash has always burned a whole in my pocket and for some reason, I just don’t experience the credit card in the same way.  I guess because it is always there for me.  I don’t carry a lot of debt, per se, but when I get that bill at the end of the month I am pretty grossed out by how much money I have spent on taxis.  Taxis just make every thing so easy and accessible in Manhattan.  In the summer it is too hot to go 30 feet below ground and in the winter it’s so cold, I just want to get where I am going.  It also doesn’t help that I am running about 10 minutes late pretty much all the time.  Hence the taxi.  I know.  What a bunch of rationalized B.S.?  But it works for me every time.  So I decided that it was time to take a stand and give up the taxi.  I mean it.  I am giving up the taxi so I can have more money to do other stuff with…like maybe purchase a piece of property someday.  Ha!  But you get where I am going with this?  I do need some support with this new declaration.  Like I said my “issues” are pretty real and I have made it a habit of going for that taxi each time.  I thought I would support myself by sharing the intention publicly.  This way there is some accountability.  I need accountability.  I am so much better when I know I am going to be held accountable or when I have shared out loud.  I hope you will keep me honest.  For a sign of good faith, I will continue to report on my progress in my future posts.  Do I get credit for today?  I didn’t take a taxi to work this morning and I showed up to work 15 minutes late.  That’s next!!

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