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living paycheque to paycheque

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melly

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i could never see myself as doing this, but i know there are situations where this is the only option. (i was taught to save half of every pay.) just curious as to what your thoughts are/if you do or have done this/other.

🙂
 
Read Nickel and Dimed if you are interested in a fascinating account of a journalist who went "undercover" to try and experience living paycheck to paycheck. Its an extremely good book.
 
it's "check" not "cheque" frenchie 😛

oh and no, i hope i never have to, but i get the feeling at some point in my life i will... like right when i graduate or something.
 
Paycheck, that is. I work outside Sales for my company. I front them $5000 of my own money since it takes 6 weeks to get my expenses reimbursed. (Paid for the previous month expenses on the 15th of every month)
 
Been there. Did that for 3 months. Not very fun really, but with smart buying it's not that bad.
It's cheque dammit! 😀 The only time I've ever seen it spelt check is when Americans spell it. Why must you be so different? j/k 😉
 
american foreign knowledge at work yet again.

cheque is the proper spelling anywhere. 'check' is some american bastardization of it.
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
american foreign knowledge at work yet again.

cheque is the proper spelling anywhere. 'check' is some american bastardization of it.
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dominant power makes the rules 😀
 
Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
american foreign knowledge at work yet again.

cheque is the proper spelling anywhere. 'check' is some american bastardization of it.
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some important bank offical probably couldnt spell the real way, so just wrote "check" and it stuck
 
Regardless of the spelling of "check" (or "cheque"), no, I have never had to live paycheck to paycheck. Perhaps the first couple of months right when I get out of college, but for now, I'm still living under my parents' roof until I finish school.
 
Originally posted by: BD2003
So every country wants to learn how to speak english? Its "check." We run sh*t. Get over it.
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um, the english we got from the british and to my recollection you rebelled against their rule and hence started to spell things differently 😛

in any case, please can we keep on topic here, and not turn it into a spelling be 🙂 why not just put "PC" or spell it the way you were taught.
 
Originally posted by: caramel
i could never see myself as doing this, but i know there are situations where this is the only option. (i was taught to save half of every pay.) just curious as to what your thoughts are/if you do or have done this/other.

🙂
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I haven't had to live paycheque to paycheque yet, but I figure once I buy a house in the fall, that'll change quite quickly. 😀
 
I haven't had to live paycheque to paycheque yet, but I figure once I buy a house in the fall, that'll change quite quickly. 😀
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Don't remind me! At least for the first little while, yes...I get a raise in November and then every year following that, but hopefully I'll get this job I applied to the other day which will bump my income substantially.
 
Originally posted by: caramel
I haven't had to live paycheque to paycheque yet, but I figure once I buy a house in the fall, that'll change quite quickly. 😀
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Don't remind me! At least for the first little while, yes...I get a raise in November and then every year following that, but hopefully I'll get this job I applied to the other day which will bump my income substantially.
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I'm in pretty much the same boat, I imagine that I do have the money but it'll just take a little time getting used to the payments. All of the little things (property tax, hydro, gas, water, etc) add up after a while, which kind of scares me.
 
I'm in pretty much the same boat, I imagine that I do have the money but it'll just take a little time getting used to the payments. All of the little things (property tax, hydro, gas, water, etc) add up after a while, which kind of scares me.
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:Q

/me runs and hides

 
Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I don't understand the question.
I get paid every month and in between those events i live. So I live from paycheck to paycheck.
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living pc to pc implies that until your next pay comes in, you have *no* money. it implies you have no savings to speak of. what if you were laid off; would have money to tide you over for a bit?

^^^^ is my definition of living pc to pc 😉
 
Originally posted by: caramel
Originally posted by: FrustratedUser
I don't understand the question.
I get paid every month and in between those events i live. So I live from paycheck to paycheck.
😕
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living pc to pc implies that until your next pay comes in, you have *no* money. it implies you have no savings to speak of. what if you were laid off; would have money to tide you over for a bit?

^^^^ is my definition of living pc to pc 😉
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In that case I do. :Q I waste money like a maniac.
 
Originally posted by: caramel
living pc to pc implies that until your next pay comes in, you have *no* money. it implies you have no savings to speak of. what if you were laid off; would have money to tide you over for a bit?

^^^^ is my definition of living pc to pc 😉
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That's sounds like a living hell. I don't understand how people can have *no* money. If someone doesn't have any money, then obviously they need to work on their cash flow. You need to spend less than what you bring in. That's basically all it takes.

I've never lived paycheck to paycheck and I will take whatever measures necessary to stay out of that quagmire of misery.
 
Read Nickel and Dimed if you are interested in a fascinating account of a journalist who went "undercover" to try and experience living paycheck to paycheck. Its an extremely good book.
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Yes, and don't forget to also read this review of far-lefty activist Barbara Ehrenreich's union organizing pamphlet called "Nickel and Dimed" which shows that many of Ehrenreich's fascinating conclusions were not even supported by her book nor by her experiences.

The problem with most people, and I know a fair amount of blue collar working class people, is they get themselves over-extended, buying and charging and spending with aplomb (SNL - "must consume mass quantities"), until they get at a point where if the slightest thing goes 'wrong' - and things DO go wrong - such as a major unexpected car repair or they cannot work for three days, they find themselves slipping ever behind on their bills.

I know, I was one of these people, until I stopped buying all sorts of nifty but completely non-essential goodies I couldn't afford. People spend too much of what they make, confusing matters of luxury with necessity, confusing "want" and "need".

The other problem is that people manage to screw their own lives up, making flagrantly poor decisions which carry lasting consequences, then "expect" someone else to bail them out. Is it MY problem when a 15 year-old girl goes out with this "cool" 18 year-old guy who has been in and out of jail, uses drugs, has zero character, and when she becomes pregnant, the guy bails on her (like 99 out of 100 people could have predicted except her)? She drops out of school, yadda yadda, and I'm supposed to feel sorry for her because she can't get any jobs that pay better than a hotel maid? All of a sudden the company is "evil" and "greedy" because she f-cked her life up?

Sorry, I know exactly what Barbara Ehrenreich is selling, and I'm not buying.
 
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