Chapter 12: Spending Other People s Money

Overview

It is rather a pleasant experience to be alone in a bank at night.

Willie Sutton, bank robber^[1]

Buying stuff is more fun when it’s done with other people’s money. Most of us like nice things, but we don’t like paying for them. Consequently, when we are spending other people’s money, we often buy goods we wouldn’t ordinarily purchase.

^[1]Boone (1999), 167.