TMI Tuesday: November 1, 2022

Let’s talk about cash money this TMI Tuesday.

Money, Money, Money

1. True or False. You can never have enough
money.

False. You can have enough money. I would argue that you can't have too much money. It's all in the context of the situation. It's not all about the Lord Llay

2. Will money solve all your problems? Why or why not?

Nope. However, it would greatly reduce a few worries.

I gave up work to become a carer, which means I live off the government. I don't have to worry about certain bills, but I'm still subject to cost of living rises without my own allowance being rising to match. My calculations give me 6 months to survive on my current situation. I will be job hunting again before then.

3. Agree or disagree.  I will not buy something unless it is new (e.g. furniture, car, clothes).

Both. My preference will always be for new, and so far the majority of what I buy is new. But my need and desire determines if second hand or refurbished is is worth the spend. I have always bought new phones, consoles, tech, etc. I've never bought a new car (my first one cost me £100.00 and lasted 4 years before we sold it for the same amount). Clothes are always new, but my mother is the queen of bargains, and has never spent full price for anything in her life... She occasionally finds "Preloved" clothes in my size and buys them just because she found them. I have either been given furniture, or have bought new.

4. Is it important to save for a rainy day (aka emergency fund)?

Yep. My rainy day fund is currently depleted, but I have always had one, and it has always got me out of tight situations.

5. Complete the sentence. If I win millions in the lottery I will _____ .

... Find a way to spend it so that I don't need it. I have always been a gadget man, but I have always respected nature and been content to live simply (1 Timothy 6:8). It's difficult to live without money where I live, but there are areas it can be done. I'd create a hybrid situation, which would itself cost money, but it's a prepayment rather than a continuous spend.

Bonus: Dating costs money: dating apps, outfits, grooming, and the date itself. Tell us how you plan to make a great cheap date?

Oooh, part of that question was a trigger. I may write about it some day.

Dates rarely cost me money. 65% of the time my date has chosen to pay. I don't do new outfits for dates, only for weddings and other important events, which I attend a lot of. A date with me has always been about the time and company. A restaurant has never been better than one of us cooking. Similar interests has often brought us to the cinema or low cost activities. Otherwise, once everyone is fed and watered, conversation cost nothing. And if she's not interested in conversation... The only optional extra cost has been travel.

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