Namita Bhasin

So, I finally created my own PayPal account. I know, I know. Sorry. It’s embarrassing how long I waited. For the longest time, I was able to get away with using Akshay’s account.

No more!

I was prompted to do so because I was doing Christmas shopping on eBay, and one of the retailers I was purchasing from accepted nothing else. I would have bought my goods elsewhere, but the price was too good. The goods better be, too…

See, I rarely buy anything online. It’s true! As comfortable as I am with the intarwebs and asserting myself all over it (them? no), our interactions are purely intangible. I transmit and receive incredible amounts of information, but not much in the way of clothing and electronics and whatnot. I prefer to do my shopping in person because nothing ever has the expected number of USB ports, or it’s definitely not the color I ordered, or it NEVER fits. That’s a different story. Let’s not get into it.

I’m glad I have an account now - I no longer have to transact with most people in cash, which is always preferable because I can know where money is going. I dislike cash because every time I break a 20 it vanishes within a few days and I’m often hard-pressed to figure out where. Complicating my online life is going to simplify my finances! How exciting.