Getting paid

United States
January 5, 2008 1:28pm CST
What is the first thing you do when you cash your paycheck? Do you go shopping for yourself? Grocery shopping? Pay bills?
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6 responses
• United States
6 Jan 08
The first thing I do is get the household bills out of the way. Next, any household cleaning items I need I purchase (I am sooooo happy diapers are not part of the equation anymore!!!) Next, whatever food to last the house until I get paid again I get. Whatever is leftover after that is mine. I don't feel right about going shopping for myself if the house isn't taken care of.
• United States
9 Jan 08
Thank you for responding.
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
The first thing I do is pay my bills. After buying my groceries, I count if I could afford to buy a little something for myself that paycheck, but if not, I don't go shopping at all. I postpone it when I get the next paycheck. I have trained myself to not buy things impulsively. I try to make a list of the things I need to pay and the things I need to buy.
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• United States
6 Jan 08
I'm still working on the impulsive buying...
@sophylline (1041)
• Philippines
14 Jan 08
Well, I try to keep the money for as long as I can, except when I really need to buy something or need to pay something. I do spend more on grocery and do it every week, plus also the bills. But when I can save even just a little I try to save and put it in a bank.
@aries_0325 (3060)
• Philippines
5 Jan 08
I will deposit to my bank first and think what is the best way to spend it wisely. Maybe I can use it for buying some important things in my home or use it for paying all my bills.
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• United States
6 Jan 08
I have direct deposit so mine is automatically there when I get up in the morning. I try saving mine...but it's mostly bills.
• New Zealand
14 Jan 08
OH MAN PAY COMES FROM ONE SIDE AND GOES out from the other side ..before you do anything you realised all gone. but still i manage to do things which i have to do ..thats cool. Going shopping bringing stuff for families and partying ..cheers
@luvstochat (6907)
• United States
5 Jan 08
The first thing I do is pay bills as the bills are always due it seems like we can't get a paycheck without having to use most of it to pay bills! Then I go grocery shopping I never have any money left over to buy myself something.
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• United States
6 Jan 08
I know that feeling....about the bills and it seems like every time pay day rolls around...another bill comes.