have been in a situation without or not enough money with you ?

India
February 18, 2010 10:20am CST
there would have been some situation where would we would be standing without enough money . this happened recently to me when i was returning from my college culturals and enjoying the function all through the night . the next day morning i had only 10 bucks in my pocket . the ticket cost to the railway station from my college in bus is 5 bucks . i got the bus and reached the station . there was the tragedy the trains were cancelled since the electric lines failed and i was shocked . i had a train pass and if i had the train i would have reached home without any problem . since the train is being cancelled i was in a situation to catch the bus and go home . but i had no money to do that . then i had to call my friend in my college and get some money from him and then reach home . have you ever been in a situation like this or in a situation without enough money ?
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12 responses
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
19 Feb 10
i never been in this situation before... i always make sure that i carry sufficient amount of cash whenever i go out... or else, i will withdraw money from the ATM... it just make me feel more secure in case anything should happen to me when i am outside... take care and have a nice day...
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@vinabee (85)
• China
18 Feb 10
when i was young, my mother give me little money. i had to use a part of the lunch money to buy some new clothes, and cut down the expending on lunch. unfortunately, one day, i found i have no money to buy the smallest size lunch. i felt hungry, at that time, i understand the people is so poor when he has no money at all.
• India
18 Feb 10
i never save money by eating for less amount . we should always eat good .
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
19 Feb 10
i have been in a lot of situation without enough and even no money at all. i have a regular job and i receive my salary twice in a month. but between these paydays, i often experience no money in the pocket. it is difficult to manage a family with 5 kids, most of them going to school, one in college, the youngest is sick, bills, electricity, water, house rent, etc. and you are the only one looking for income.
• India
19 Feb 10
problem of money would happen to anyone.once i go for picnic in USA(foreign country),i have also my ATM card.I spend all my money in poker after that i have go to withdraw my money from ATM card, but all the ATM machines are not working in that area,also, i do not know anyone there,then i go on my foot to my hotel. on this day i traveled 8 kilometer on my foot.then i understand value of money.have you ever in this situation without money?
• Philippines
19 Feb 10
It happened to me two or three years ago. A pick pocket stole my money during a blackout in a computer playing place. I had no choice but to go home without paying for the bus I rode on. It was very embarrassing on my part not to pay but what can I do if my money is not enough.
• Philippines
19 Feb 10
hello, sad situation to admit but last 2009 i have experience this very traumatic experience that the company i work for is been, shutdown meaning we do not have work and meaning no salary received... the effect of financial/global crisis... i don't have earnings at all and so i don't know how to budget the salary of my hubby just to make sure we can survive in the next day... so sad... but now we are recovered.. :)
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
18 Feb 10
I traveled with my ex-boyfriend to the Seychelles. We flew there via Kenya to make a saving on the expensive airfare. I had booked accommodation on three different islands. All were budget places that were recommended in a travel guide book. We liked the first guest house on Mahe Island. My ex-boyfriend couldn't stand the second guest house on La Digue Island. He complained and wouldn't sleep there. He went for a walk around all night. In the morning we searched for accommodation that he would find acceptable. We found a room in a posh looking lodge. The room cost a lot of money. We had an excellent time on the delightful little island. By the time we arrived in Praslin I was concerned that my and his money would run out. Again the accommodation I booked wasn't up to his standards. We found a gorgeous looking bungalow overlooking the sea at a posh complex. This cost a lot of money. By the time the accommodation was paid for we had little money left. We could afford a few local bus trips and our flight back to Mahe for our flight home. On our last day I didn't have anymore local money. With a tourist I exchanged a twenty euro note to get enough money to see the national park. We came home with no money left at all. We spent a miserable seven hours or so waiting for our flight from Nairobi to London. Going out our flights had linked up well together. Going home there was quite a lay over in Kenya.
@Rhazelle (356)
• Canada
19 Feb 10
Well I never actually have any cash on me, but I have debit and credit card. So I guess if the places around didn't take debit then I'd be like, "Aw crap." But as it is most places nowadays take debit or credit, so I'm good most of the time.
@phoenix8606 (4942)
18 Feb 10
Hi! yes, i have been in a situations without having enough money and it happens to me most often when i am at the university, because sometimes when I wake up to late, i just dress up and take my bag, and forget to get my wallet, and my colleagues like to go to drink some coffee or tea and I must borrow from them
• India
18 Feb 10
hey dude its a good topic to discuss,ya once i got into a bus without proper change actually not without money but too much of money without the actual change needed for a ticket.you would have known if they have no proper change they wil make you get down in next stop and i felt much ashamed before others then a old man helped me giving his money and got ticket for me and asked to get him change when i get down.then i got change from a shop there getting down and gave that old man.
@Gany15k (1673)
• India
18 Feb 10
I also experienced this.Me and my cousins ate well in a hotel.We ordered ice creams.One person in that saw the price of the ice creams wrongly.But we don't know that.So we ordered .We ate it nicely.Then the bill came.All stunned.We were not having enough money.Then I saved some money for my personal use.Then I gave that and all gave some amount and paid the bill.Then we just walked all the way to home.So hard but we enjoyed every moment while walking,kidding each other.I enjoyed.But not to repeat this again.
@verptc (246)
• Philippines
19 Feb 10
I see to it that I have money in my pocket otherwise I will get worried and not to go in any appointment I have. I will produce any amount sufficient to cope with any situation that will put me in embarrassing position.I have been with that like you so it's a lesson for me and taught me to put extra money for emergency use.