Apparently this is because pay was early in December, so now there is a longer than usual gap between last month's salary and this one.
I plan to eat all the weird or not very appetising things I have been rejecting for a while out of the freezer.
2007-01-16 16:49:08 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
This was a story from BBC breakfast this morning, and presumably it is calculated on averages. So that is where I got the idea for this question, as it struck me as something interesting to share/discuss.
Shall I just ask a "Funny or not?" question instead?
2007-01-16 17:05:05 · update #1
Dinner was pizza - and ice :P
2007-01-17 11:08:26 · update #2
I thought this was a cool question..I've made me dinner rather than spending £3 in the bakers..the usual Wednesday night takeaway is gone for a burton and I'll just bang me normal numbers on the lottery and forget the lucky dip... bloody hell I've saved a tenner!
2007-01-16 18:25:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Half the point has been left out of the question! To clarify: today is the day that most people will get their bills (assuming they don't pay by monthly direct debit). The heating bills will be high because it's the middle of winter (though it has been extremely mild so maybe not such a bit hit this year), plus there's all the Christmas spending on the credit cards. To add insult to injury, because many people get paid a week or more before Christmas they have longer to make the December wages last out for - I think they said the average is 44 days between paydays rather than the usual 30 so that the average disposable income this month is £270 which is 1/3 less than usual.
Anyway to answer the question I pay by direct debit and I only got paid on the Friday before Christmas instead of the 27th so I'm no more badly off than usual! However, I'm on a New Year diet so I do hope that I will be able to tighten my belt in the not-too-distant future!
2007-01-16 18:22:44 · answer #2 · answered by KB 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i just heard that on GMTV apparently you wait approx 44days between the wages u are paid in Dec and the ones you get in Jan!!
i have spent all my wages already because i was paid early and don't get paid till next week!!juts gonna have to do with out,taking a pack up instead of getting lunch out!and will be staying in over the weekend.i have been trying to walk this month as well so not had to put as much petrol in my car.
Hope you find some treats in your freezer!!
2007-01-16 18:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by j 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Id have to say that statement is very true!
tightening our belts? well if we didnt have my son to care for and look after im sure we would of found a way, but we havent
i was paid dec 18th and i get paid again january 31st, i cant wait im counting the days
2007-01-17 03:10:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jemmax 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I didnt get paid early before christmas got paid after
Hey but still hitting the bread bin as I got to go SHOPPING and get more pressies
JANUARY SALE LOL LOL
sorry was that rubbing it in a little
2007-01-16 17:14:00 · answer #5 · answered by MissTee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My belt is as tight as it will go,in the uk some people dont have the luxury of wages , fridge is now empty.heating off, no lights ,just sit and wait,, the p/c works on two candles , that provides a bit of heat..
2007-01-16 17:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by alan j UK 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i must agree sound true to me, i got paid early december and im due to be paid tomorrow, so yes today im very poor :(, the car has no petrol, the cupboards are looking very bare, and bills need paying, oh what a sad state to be in!, i hate it
2007-01-16 21:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by button moon 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What ? Are we to be poor and miserable ? I am told that January 23rd. is offically the most depressing day of the year !!
2007-01-16 22:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by Social Science Lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't tighten my belt, not after the birthday meal, and eating a whole box of chocies myself.
2007-01-16 21:43:32 · answer #9 · answered by FUGAZI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol.....im not on the breadline just yet,but its a good idea to have a look in that freezer,i dont think ive opened it for 6 months.
2007-01-16 16:57:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋