Mom did you book the car with just one dollar? My daughter looked up from the sofa and asked me with big curious eyes. I smiled and said yes just one dollar and they will take the rest later. That night I had just booked a Mercedes Benz Vito from Munich on QEEQ for our family. In my head I could already see us in the car. The kids sit in the back and talk and laugh. My husband is in the front seat with the map. I hold the wheel and the city lights move past the windows. I was also thinking about money. Yesterday I spent 1000 JPY on lunch in Tokyo. Last week I spent about 6.25 JPY on a coffee in New York. This month in Paris I spent about 10 JPY to visit a museum. My card got charged many times and I was scared that the bill would get too high. My daughter asked again are you not afraid that the credit card will take a lot of money at once. I shook my head and said not this time because this is One-Dollar Freeze. I only pay 1 dollar now. The real amount will be taken before the rental starts and there is no interest. When I said this I felt very relaxed. Before this when I booked a car I always worried if I should pay the full amount at once. I did not want a big number sitting on my card. Now on my phone I see only a small 1 dollar charge. It is just one small line and it does not scare me. I sat at the table checked my kids homework and thought about this booking. I felt my shoulders drop and my chest open. It was not like I made a lot of profit. It was more like I could keep my money for other things for a while. I thought of picking up the car in Munich. I saw the airport in my mind. Our bags on the trolley and the kids toys and backpacks on top. I take my license from my bag and the paper and I feel calm. My money is not locked too early. My kid asked will they cancel the car. I laughed and touched her hair and said no as long as we go as planned they will take the money from the card before we start and we just go and have fun. I looked at my phone again and that 1 dollar stayed there quiet like it was saving a seat for our trip. It let me move my money in a flexible way before we really hit the road. For a mom who travels with kids this feeling is very important.
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