David, still buzzing from the unexpected bonus, found himself grappling with a peculiar internal conflict. The money felt…different. It wasn't the fruit of months of toiling away at his desk, the reward for diligent effort and carefully planned budgeting. This was pure, unadulterated luck, a gift from the financial gods, or perhaps just a benevolent employer. And that difference, he realized, fundamentally altered his relationship with the ten thousand dollars. He found himself much more inclined to spend it frivolously than he would have been with money earned through his salary.