headbang8 – I am trying to avoid that and I should make it.
Ted – I think getting paid monthly is the norm in my profession. I haven’t been paid anything but monthly since at least 1998. And no, I am not dipping any more into savings…
I think the point of the comment about savings is that it is there for rainy days. If you need something other than macaroni and cheese for food, that would be a good reason to dip into savings a bit.
The idea is to use just enough to get you over this hump, not spend it all. 😉
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Ahem, don’t let him fool you about his poorhouse status.
I watched him spend 20EUR last night. 🙂
Deficit financing. If it works for the government, then it should work for you!
I am more than surprised that you get paid only once a month. Dip into your savings we won’t tell.
Snooker – 20€ that had been previously spent 😉
headbang8 – I am trying to avoid that and I should make it.
Ted – I think getting paid monthly is the norm in my profession. I haven’t been paid anything but monthly since at least 1998. And no, I am not dipping any more into savings…
I think the point of the comment about savings is that it is there for rainy days. If you need something other than macaroni and cheese for food, that would be a good reason to dip into savings a bit.
The idea is to use just enough to get you over this hump, not spend it all. 😉
You have savings? That’s not proper broke then! 🙂