Perhaps you were assuming that your net wealth was a certain fixed amount, and that if the bill had been a $5 instead of a $1, it would have meant that there was $4 less at home or in the bank.
In that case, you’re rooting only for having the right change on you, rather than having less money overall.
I’ve done the same thing!
Perhaps you were assuming that your net wealth was a certain fixed amount, and that if the bill had been a $5 instead of a $1, it would have meant that there was $4 less at home or in the bank.
In that case, you’re rooting only for having the right change on you, rather than having less money overall.