In this thread we bitch about being broke

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Originally Posted by AGDee

My dad is saving me on one front. He called tonight and wanted to know if we had a Wii. I told him yes. He said he wanted to get us a family gift this year and I told him that our main computer in the family room is getting really bad so a computer would be really helpful, a desktop, and we don't need a monitor if it's got a VGA video card. He said he'd get us one. That's one less thing for me to worry about figuring out how I would afford it.

My daughter called tonight from her dad's house. She needs $8 to pay for the solo & ensemble band competition TOMORROW. Pay day is Friday. I have $3 in my wallet and $12 in the bank. The ATM only gives money in $20 increments.How do I come up with $8? I told her to ask her dad and tell him I would pay him back. He had the cash, thank goodness.

Interesting, that my neighborhood, always in a perma-recession, the ATMs dispense in $10s. which is great if you need $10 quick and dont have much more to withdraw. however, unfortunate that the withdrawal fee still applies, and for less $.

im sure this is intentional and kinda meant to prove a point (1. go to your own bank to take money out and 2. have enough money that you can afford to withdraw more than $10 at a time) but it sucks for the poor folk.