Free Money

Where will you go?
-I’m going to search around the university for english speaking students.
What kind of people will you approach?
-I’m going to approach college students on their phones or their computers.
What will you say to get the conversation started?
-I’m going to simply ask them if they speak English and if they want the dollar.
What is your plan for the conversation?
-I will see if they are willing to take the dollar right away without asking any questions. If they ask me why I’m giving the dollar away then I’ll tell them it is my good deed for the day.
Out of five attempts, how many dollar bills do you think you will be able to give away?
-I think I will probably be able to give away all 5 dollars as long as I can convince them it’s a random good deed.

Reflection:I think this was a very difficult exercise. Not only was it hard to give money away because people didn’t trust me, but it was also very uncomfortable to try and record them without them knowing or getting upset. I thought I was going to be able to give most of the money away, however I did not think people would be so skeptical about a free dollar.