What did you do if you are out of money?

Indonesia
April 13, 2010 11:49pm CST
Hello mylotters! Today's finally i can online on mylot, after busy for months ... Anyway, this topic comes flashing in my head, i wonder if you're facing this problem, what did you do if you ran out of the money??Did you try to make some money by working, or you did you feel it's no problem since you don't have a debt to pay or you don't want to buy anything necessary? or any other reasons that you have? Share your thoughts
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12 responses
@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Apr 10
As far as I am concerned, I think if I am short of money in my daily , I seldom just go to my friend's to borrow some money. I will try my best to do some part time job ,which can provide us a monye quickly. Then I can use this money to support my daily life for a few days. Further more, I think I can still do some business to sell somethng for money. The business I am doing will just cost me a very little money at all.
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• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
That's must be really hard to have a part time job to support daily needs, luckily you have a business that can make you survive, so i think you don't need to lend your money friends anymore, right?
@de_toya (2429)
• Indonesia
14 Apr 10
Actually, I never faced this situation. I have saving. But if I do, I think I will borrow some cash from my parents :)
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
Borrow from parents? Did you return it?
@de_toya (2429)
• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
Never... :)
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
14 Apr 10
fortunately, i never have to face this kind of problem... to be really honest with you, i am very scared of having no money... that's why i always try my best to spend my money wisely and only on necessary things... also, i try my best to put some extra money into my savings account whenever i can just for emergency... so far, it is working very well for me and i never have to run out of money... thank God for His abundant blessings for that... take care and have a nice day...
• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
Waw, you must be rich hehe We must be really happy, peace and calm, if we have a lot of money That's what people wants ... Yaa He must be bless you a lot, just don't forget to donate and share with other's who poor, you may got more bless from Him
• China
15 Apr 10
Hi, maxilimian. Running out of money can be a difficult situation for everyone since we're already becoming so dependent on money. If it happens to me, I'll feel restless and can't focus on anything. The word "money" keeps lingers in my mind as if to remind me that I can't do anything without it. So I'll probably desperately try to find ways to make some money, even if I'm not in debt or have nothing necessary to buy at that moment. I don't expect my purse to be always crammed with lots of money, but at least I don't want to see it vacant without a penny.
• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
Yaa like it or not, it seems that we depends on money, can't get money in your head? Sleep won't help? just kidding sorry luckily it seems that this is not happening to you Have a nice day chenxiaoyue
@phyrre (2317)
• United States
14 Apr 10
I try not to get into this situation. I have too many bills and too much debt to run out of money, so I do without if I feel like we're getting too low on cash and we put a certain amount away into savings for "just in case". Whenever we get low on cash, though, I prioritize what we need. We tend to spent a little frivolously sometimes, so many times I'll cut back on the times we eat out and the times we buy "snack food" and buy only what we need to make meals and no treats. I'll also step spending things on anything except the necessities.
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
Did you spend your "just in case" savings to pay the bill also if it is really urgent? or you keep it forever as you can? If we ran out of the money, yaa we should avoid unnecessary things to buy
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• Philippines
15 Apr 10
Sometimes we can't avoid to ran out of money especially bad things happens unexpectedly. Most of the times, I get tight with money even if I have extra savings when I get sick unexpectedly, money just ran out of my hands for medications. But in times like this, I could still manage by cutting out budget for something else, like for food, transportation,and others. Or if it gets really to negative, I have no choice but to ask help from my brother. But it's just a matter of cash management. Sometimes I even find a little joy from surviving a negative cash situation. But of course, I wish it wouldn't happen anymore in the future.
• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
Hi assinertata! I think you should caring about your health first and then the money, because how can we make a money if we are sick, in fact it's cost more than we got ... but i'm a little bit confused why did you feel a joy in surviving with the negative balance?
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
14 Apr 10
Hi friend! Good to hear from you again. Well whether we have debts or not we do need money everyday and it would be quite hard if we run out of money. It is important for us to save for the rainy days so that should we run out of regular income we still have something to spend for the time being and will not be totally penniless. Money may not be everything but we all need money and we must therefore be wise in handling it.
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
Hi Salonga! I tought that you are still busy hehe, yaa we do need it, though money is not everything, but everything need money LOL Anyway you still can have regular income to spend besides saving it, that's really great for you, secure for both of you i hopes i can be like you
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@my125125 (818)
• Malaysia
14 Apr 10
Now I am facing my financial problem for these few month, actually I had been not working for three to four month,for these few month I try to find a job, and finally I get my job at the end of march. I was spending my saving money for these few month like to pay my debt and others' bill. So what I will do is not buy unnessary thing and not eat at outside restaurant, but I just get my job and just start to work for two weeks, the salary I get is not enough to cover my expenses for this month. So I have no choice, what I can do, only one thing is borrow the money from my brother to settle this month financial problem, untill when I have money give back to him.
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
Well finally you found it, congratulations, it will back up your financial now, and i hope everything will be just fine and you can pay your brother, hope your financial is recover fast
14 Apr 10
Hi, I always have worked full time but I do have debts and sometimes need extra money. I find the quickest and easiest way to make extra money is to buy designer clothes from charity shopsand sell them on ebay. I can do this asoften or as little as needed andd it never relies on beeing able to get referals. Plus as the buyer has to pay before you post the item out, there really is no danger of being scammed. Thanks, Ian
• Indonesia
15 Apr 10
Hi Ian! So you bought the clothes from the charity and then selling it again on the internet? That's nice idea of getting more extra income for your pocket, did you use the money to pay the debt or you spend it to buy some snack?
• Netherlands
14 Apr 10
Get drunk. Lol, joking. Well I would try to get a job, or two jobs, or try to be really strict about how I spend. I would work twice as hard if it pays twice as much. I mean, if there are no other options here, then I would seek alternatives and would sacrifice pretty much everything to survive. After all the human mind works in this order: 1. survive 2. happiness...
• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
I don't drink Two jobs, i think it's so hard, but luckily you are a man, so i think it's not impossible for you, just keep in mind that don't go force yourself, or your health is in risk ... it may costs you even higher Survive? why did i think it's in the jungle LOL
14 Apr 10
I have actually had this problem, years ago when I got into a bit of debt, had bills that needed to be paid, I literally survived on the cheapest food I could, sorted out which bills needed to be paid first and what i didnt have to worry about for a few weeks and worked as much overtime as possible, and then when all else failed I took some advice and took out a loan to pay off the debts, and learnt my lesson, credit cards are bad!!! I have never had another one since and now have been debt free for a few years, and can sleep a lot better now!
• Indonesia
16 Apr 10
Right, credit cards a bad, if we didn't control the use of it, also don't pay the credit card debt with another credit card withdrawn, it make it worst! It's good to know that you are free from debt now
• Pakistan
14 Apr 10
when i'm out of money i just use the internet to earn money more money