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serious crayons:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on July 28, 2015, 01:58:50 pm ---Well, I don't receive a paycheck of any kind, so for me, Fridays are just Fridays.
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Lately I've been living in more of a paycheck-to-paycheck situation, so the timing of each one has become more crucial. If the paychecks and the bills don't come together at the right time ... :-X
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: brian on July 28, 2015, 03:31:45 pm ---My Australian funds will go to MSF "Medecins Sans Frontieres" or Doctors without borders They are my favourite charity but unfortunately they are not registered in NZ. They tell me they have plans to register. The NZ government refunds one third of all donations made to registered charities. Therefore in NZ I usually choose Oxfam or Save the Children Fund. At the moment my NZ funds and house and car go to Anglican Family Care. I am sure my sister will not want to the bother of having to sell them from 2000 km away and being over 80 does not really need my money. However I am a bit p.....d off with the church at the moment but it costs to visit a solicitor and change a will.
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Very nice, and organized.
I often think about leaving funds to charity, but then I wonder if there will be any funds left? LOL
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on July 28, 2015, 10:23:24 pm ---Lately I've been living in more of a paycheck-to-paycheck situation, so the timing of each one has become more crucial. If the paychecks and the bills don't come together at the right time ... :-X
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Thankfully, that hasn't been an issue for me. I put aside half of my total bill costs the first paycheck, and the second half the second paycheck. By some strange coincidence (certainly no planning on my part) all my bills are due by around the 11th. So I've already have the two prior months' paychecks set aside, so I just pay my bills by end of the prior month.
brianr:
Nearly all my bills are paid direct by Mastercard which rolls over on 26th of the month and is paid automatically by the 23rd of the next month. There are a few things like rates, newspaper and garbage collection which are yearly. So my annual garbage collection bill arrived at the beginning of this month and has to be paid by 3rd August but I arranged online for it to be paid after 23rd.
I think I have said before, we hardly use cheques now and Australia is considering getting rid of them. Most shops will not accept cheques. Many people carry very little cash and use cards all the time. I usually use cash if less than $20 eg buying a cup of coffee but more and more everyone uses cards and now you can use smart phones. Just one bill per month paid online. My main use of cash is at the farmers market but even there a number of stalls have card machines and will give cash out with a purchase.
CellarDweller:
I still carry cash with me, and I still use checks for a few different things. My rent is paid by check.
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