
Where did the $1 come from?
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Knowledge You Can Build On — Est. 1998

It did not come from my empty wallet.
It came from arithmetic illiteracy. I would explain it, but needing to do so is rather depressing.
Agree with john. I'll just explain it as this. Spend $1 at a time and sum the right column. Maybe it will be $2. Thomas Jefferson would approve.
You never add up the running balance. It's a meaningless number.
Jason