Paid instead of checking my balance
When a transfer alert appeared, Sua closed the screen instead of checking her balance. The same hand moved first before the next payment, too.
Whenever transfers and payments come one after another, Sua closes the balance screen. In the elevator, she looks with her counselor at the hand movement that keeps repeating.
After immediately handling a coworker’s transfer request, Sua rides the elevator alone and clears the balance alert. Days later, she repeats the same action when a recurring-payment alert appears, and Golden Child Child points out how she closes the screen before even checking the amount.
When checking your balance feels difficult
Rather than regretting what you spent, first notice where your hand goes just before you check the amount.
When did you let a moment pass without checking your money?
That hand, closing the balance screen without looking even after the elevator doors shut, stays with me. It seemed to me that Sua was avoiding the screen not after spending money, but from the moment she had to see how much remained. If there is a scene where you froze in a similar way, please tell its story here, slowly.
Scenes
- 01 · The transfer sent first The transfer sent first — When Minjeong shows the snack cost, Sua transfers the money without checking her balance. Minjeong: It’s 12,000 won for snacks. Can you send it by today? Sua: Sure, I’ll send it first.
- 02 · The closed screen The closed screen — When the balance screen begins to open after the transfer alert, Sua turns off the phone screen first with her thumb.
- 03 · Another alert closed Another alert closed — Days later, when an alert about an upcoming recurring payment appears, Sua swipes it away without tapping the amount.
- 04 · The hand before the amount The hand before the amount — The counselor points out the two moments when Sua closed the screen before looking at the amount. Sua’s thumb pauses at the edge of the phone. Golden Child: Did you close the screen right after paying that day? Sua: I get scared when I look at my balance. Golden Child: Then today, instead of your balance, shall we look together at just the amount leaving your account now?
Stories by Golden Child
- Golden Child
- After washing up, choose a number for how you feel today as you stand in front of the mirror.
- I meant to praise them, but asked about the result first.
- My friend and I trade lucky numbers, but I keep changing mine.
- You miss your child’s small changes and look for signs of good luck today.
- After being turned down, I keep flipping the calendar.
- After counting coins in a dream, Monday morning gets busier.
- It's a day off, but I can't bring up our shared expenses.
- Mom’s plans, as soon as I wake up