Trust depreciation after another “I promise”

“I promise” is a compact phrase with surprisingly expensive consequences when used as decorative punctuation.

Why this tiny offence gets expensive

Plans change and people make mistakes. The irritating version is the promise offered casually because it solves the present conversation, then forgotten the moment it becomes inconvenient.

Family offences have a special advantage: the offender usually knows your routines, your weak points and exactly which cupboard contains the good biscuits.

The completely unofficial accounting view

Petty Invoice values the offence at €60.00. The calculation is not economics, law or accounting; it is the ancient discipline of turning irritation into a number with two decimal places.

The charge description reads: Trust-depreciation charge for promises used as temporary solutions and forgotten at the first inconvenience.

Recommended administrative response

Invoice the trust depreciation. No court required; only petty bookkeeping.

The point is the contrast: a familiar little annoyance gets treated with the solemn paperwork of a finance department. The more disproportionate the bureaucracy, the better the joke.