$ Free Money $

• Where will you go? I went to two places: the lobby of my dorm and Turlington Plaza. I went to these two places because I wanted to reach two different demographics. There are mainly freshman in the dorm and there are all ages of people at Turlington so I wanted to see if freshman vs. other grades would accept the dollar more eagerly.
• What kind of people will you approach? I approached people that were on the phone or people that looked like they were in a hurry to get to/from Marston Library.
• What will you say to get the conversation started? I asked how they were doing and told them my plan for the dollar bill to get the conversation started.
• What is your plan for the conversation? For conversation, I told the five people I gave dollar bills to that I was doing a daily acts of kindness movement. It is not random, but rather systematic acts of kindness that happen on a daily basis.
• Out of five attempts, how many dollar bills do you think you will be able to give away? Out of the five attempts I thought that I would get all five to take the dollar; however, to my surprise I was wrong. I only had three people out of five actually take the dollar bill. The two that did not take the dollar bill said they "did not feel right taking my money" and to "donate it or give it to someone in need."

Reflection

• When I first read the directions for this exercise I thought it was absurd! I did not want to give away my own money to random people. After doing the actual exercise, I can say that it was fun and felt good to give to others and see the smile on someone's face. Giving away a dollar seemed really hard in the first place because the idea of giving away money is not something I like, but after following through with the exercise it was not as bad as I thought. I am glad that not all five people took the dollar, though! I planned to talk to people that were either on the phone or people that looked rushed or busy because I wanted to see if they would actually stop for me. I did stop a person who was on his way to work and was also on the phone and he surprisingly took the dollar bill with only a couple questions. It felt nice knowing that I could make his day better. Overall, this exercise might scare some folks because not many people enjoy giving away their own hard-earned money but for the sake of learning I think giving away less than $5 is a bargain. 

Giving Away Free $$$