Well, after more than a month since my last post (and far, far too long since my last positive post) I thought it was about time I checked in with LosingFace. In actual fact, it took an email from my grandfather asking me if I was still doing the cashless thing for me to log [...]
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September 4, 2009
I’m Not Muggable… but I am still attackable
One of the most positive outcomes of living without cash is my careless disregard for getting mugged. Beyond the sheer lack of cash upon my person, I have a mobile phone that is pretty worthless and a £20 Borders birthday gift card from my aunt that I’m yet to spend.
That doesn’t mean I waltz about [...]
July 21, 2009
Learn from your Mistakes
Yesterday NatWest and O2 announced the launch of their new Load&Go card, which is primarily aimed at children of 13 and older.
The card will all kids to use ATM machines and to buy stuff online but does not have an over draft facility. Effectively, parents will load the card with a predetermined amount of money [...]
July 20, 2009
Tea for Two
Last night I found myself in a new predicament. After months of happy cashless existence; I got in a pickle over the bill for dinner with friends. It got awkward.
After a typically slow-paced Sunday, it got to about 6pm and my two housemates and good friend decided it was time to eat. Due to the [...]
July 9, 2009
“Where on earth have you been?”
I haven’t updated LosingFace for what seems like an eternity. It isn’t because I haven’t wanted to; I just simply haven’t had as much to write about. It has been well over 18 months since I began this cashless endeavour and I’m used to it now. I know what I can do; I know what [...]
May 15, 2009
“Salaire du salaire I par la carte?” …eh?!
I’m in Cannes, South France. I’d love to say I was invited out here by the festival jury for an award nominated screenplay but that wouldn’t be true in the slightest.
No, whilst I won’t go into manic detail as to how I have found myself writing this in the backroom of a nightclub waiting for [...]
May 11, 2009
Punks and Pennies
As I am sure I have mentioned a number of times on Losing Face, I live with two best friends and together they make up a two-piece band called Apologies, I have None.
Living with a band, especially an aspiring, dedicated band, has its occasional frustration (namely regular practice sessions and severe shortage of spare time) [...]
May 6, 2009
The Telegraph
Back in October, the Telegraph posted an article about me living without cash for 10 months… in their “Weird News” section. At the time, I thought that was about as much press as I was ever going to get and, for a while, I was really hoping it was. The article got picked up on [...]