I’m Still Here!!

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 [...]

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 [...]

The Human Element

For anyone that reads LosingFace and doesn’t actually know me, I am not a shy person. Nor am I afraid of drawing attention intentionally or otherwise. I wear ridiculous socks, deliberately rolling up my trousers, I don’t own a ‘typical’ suit, I will occasionally refuse to whisper at inappropriate moments striking up a conversation with [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

La Roux[bish] at the Round House

On Saturday night I took a dear friend to see La Roux at the Camden Round House. It was one of the nights during the iTunes Festival that happens every year in London.
Despite not really rating La Roux, I was quite excited; I love the Round House and, better still, the tickets for the festival [...]

“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 [...]

“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 [...]

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) [...]

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 [...]