Sublime

Money is fungible. Every dollar is the same. It doesn’t matter where money comes from—our job, an inheritance, a lottery ticket, a bank robbery, or our gig moonlighting as the bassist in a jazz quartet (dare to dream)—the money is all ours and it belongs, in fact, to the general “our money” account.

The Pain of Paying. George doesn’t feel like he’s spending money when he uses the colorful casino chips to gamble or tip. He feels like he’s playing a game. Without feeling the loss of money with every chip, without being fully aware that he’s spending it, he becomes less conscious of his choices and less considerate

Accountants define profit differently than entrepreneurs. They point to a fictitious number at the bottom of an accounting report. Our definition of profit is simple: cash in the bank. Cold. Hard. Cash. For us.

a VAT tribunal in 1991 ruled that Jaffa Cakes are exempt from VAT as they harden when stale, and are consequently cakes not biscuits.