What are you trying to make money for? Do you live from paycheck to paycheck?

United States
March 27, 2009 6:44pm CST
It seems like, a few years ago, people were trying to make money to purchase luxery items and consumer goods... For many people, today, trying to make money is trying to cover just the basics... How are you doing? What is it that you are trying to make money for? Are you striving for anything in particular? Are you able to save anything for later or are you just living paycheck to paycheck?
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@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
28 Mar 09
Way back when my hubby was alive and working we saved for the next move and we paid for 2 rents most of the time!. Now Me and SIL only ones bringing in money and its pay check to pay check no way really to save much!
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• United States
31 Mar 09
I understand what it is like to be pay check to pay check... It is no fun but it is sure good to have the pay checks!!! Thanks for posting.
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
31 Mar 09
I wan tto go to reuninon for the family But not sure now if I will make it. Also Me and brother are to start I hope taking turns taking care of our mom will know more later today I think.
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@TLChimes (4822)
• United States
31 Mar 09
We live pay check to pay check but we try to have extra in case.... It's harder to store funds up when you have to buy therapy stuff for the kids. The money from here was being saved for winter but now that he's laid off it'll go to cover his medicines. He has Crones and has to take tons of medicine a month.
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• United States
13 Apr 09
Sorry to hear about the financial troubles... and the illnesses and such... I am hoping that things soon turn around for the better for your family.
@Jae2619 (1483)
• United States
28 Mar 09
This is the first time in years we've had to live pay check to pay check, but my husband just recently took a massive pay cut, so what online earnings I make goes to help pay the smaller bills that we seem to over look when paying everything else. Every little bit helps out when there's a money crunch!
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• United States
31 Mar 09
Every little bit helps indeed... I am gladt hat you are able to help out with the online income. Thanks for sharing here.
• Philippines
28 Mar 09
Being employee throughout your life is kinda living in a rat race. I believe if you move where the cheese at, you will have the courage to overcome the mentality of being employee throughout your career. Only having our own business and make it successful can make us rich, tell me whose the greatest employees made it to top richest man in the world?
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• United States
31 Mar 09
I moved to where the cheese was and am now looking for a full time job to have in addition to my own business because my own business is not paying enough of the bills. Good luck to you with your business. Thanks for posting.
@mmmprien (11)
28 Mar 09
well trying is very hard i wish i can save for travelling but its true i live on my paycheck its hard when you have bills to pay,im afraid im a bad saver which means i dont save at all, i have dreams to travel which one day i hope on achieveing
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• United States
31 Mar 09
I hope that you will eventually have enough to save so that you can indeed travel or perhaps find someone else who wants you to accompany him or her on his or her travels. Good luck to you. Thanks for posting here.
• United States
28 Mar 09
I am a homemaker and I am trying to find part time work, preferably from home, just to make some extra money to pay down some extra smaller bills. We have medical bills, nothing much, but enough to make it difficult being a single income family. My husband works for Wal-Mart at one their distribution centers and makes decent enough money to cover all of the bills and have enough to buy groceries and put gas in the car till his next pay day but there really isn't enough for anything extra. I try to find online access to certain things for free to cut costs, like cable and such. We can watch most of our shows and movies online for free. But it would be nice to go out every once in a while. So, once I can pay down the smaller bills, I will work my way up to tackling some of the larger bills to free up some money.
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• United States
31 Mar 09
I can relate about the looking for more work as I am looking for work too.... I wish you much success in your job quest and also that you are able to free a lot of cash soon. Thanks for sharing your brave struggles... Many blessings.
@xbrendax (2662)
• United States
28 Mar 09
I am waiting to see if I will be excepted for SSI and I have 0 income right now so every little bit of change I can make over the internet means a lot to me!
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• United States
31 Mar 09
I hope that you get your SSI... and that you make a lot on the internet too.
@terri0824 (4991)
• United States
28 Mar 09
I think there are probably more people who live paycheck to paycheck than not. Especially now with the economy the way it is presently. Anything I earn on mylot or any other site is my play money. I don't add it into the budget of income coming in. For one is because it is very little, and for another it's nothing that is ever guaranteed.
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• United States
28 Mar 09
It is good that you can have play money... And good that you have additional money coming in... It is very true that nothing is ever guaranteed. Thanks for commenting here.
• United States
28 Mar 09
To pay for my college. haha!
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• United States
28 Mar 09
Paying for college sounds rather serious to me... Good luck to you on that. Thanks for posting.
@moneymommy (3418)
• United States
28 Mar 09
What ever I make online all goes to support my household. I am still out of work so what I make online is what I have to make ends meet with. Tommorow I do have a job interview so I hope to get it then my online earnings will still go to the household but maybe a few fun things to.
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• United States
31 Mar 09
I am hoping that you did well in the job interview and that you get that job or something better soon... It is good that you have the online earnings. Thanks for sharing here.
• United States
28 Mar 09
The money I'll make on here is just for extra. We pretty much live in the moment day to day, and don't worry about the rest. We always seem to have money when we want to do things, pay bills, etc so we tend to just focus on the bounty, rather then worrying about the "what if's". It keeps us very peaceful. Namaste-Anora
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• United States
28 Mar 09
The attitude of focusing on the bounty rather than on focusing on the "what ifs" is a good one... I am glad that you share it here. I can see that it would pave the way for more demonstrations of providence and synchronisity... I can also see that without an attachment to outcomes you would have more peace. Thanks for your comments.
@carann (260)
• United States
28 Mar 09
I am trying to make up for hours lost at work. My job has brought us down from 40 hour weeks to 32. plus with the storms and now flooding I lost even more. I feel every little bit helps.
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• United States
28 Mar 09
My sympathies regarding the hours lost at work... I am hoping that you are able to bring a lot more money in that you thought you would be able to bring in. Thanks for posting here.