I did not expect the money so early. Budgeting.

@marguicha (230365)

Chile

April 14, 2020 12:48pm CST

Today, as I was in the kitchen making a escalivada with the last eggplants so that I could make room for a chicken cooked in vinegar, mylot came with its present of last month´s money. The escalivada is in the oven, the aroma fills the house and I also ate a light lunch. I did not put away one of the thighs as O will eat it later, probably after my nap. I called Leticia and she is fine. But from today on, her part of the city is in quarantine. I told her to buy extra food and asked her if she needed money. But she said she was using her children´s money. They all work and they are in jobs that are important for the city (Jorge for instance drives a big garbage truck). Besides, they spend less food as Leticia knows what to do with leftovers and will not let anything go to waste. I am doing my best to spend as little as possible. Are you worried about saving now?

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@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

14 Apr 20

I'm worried that if this doesn't lift in the next few months I might have to start to dip into my savings and that is going to be a real bummer.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I think many of us are worried of this.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

@Bensen32 Yes. My eldest daughter lost her job.

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@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

15 Apr 20

@marguicha Yea, can only make so much money when no one is working and no one is hiring right now.

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@spiderdust (14756)

• San Jose, California

14 Apr 20

A little bit. My dad offered to send me a check, and I let him. I'm putting that in my savings account and not touching it until I have to. I have not yet gotten my tax refund money, and that will also help us to stretch the budget. If necessary, I will go back to work. I prefer to wait until the quarantine is over, but we'll see if that's something I'm able to keep doing.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

Things are getting difficult with the quarantine.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

@spiderdust One of the hard things is boredom

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@spiderdust (14756)

• San Jose, California

14 Apr 20

@marguicha We're ok right now. In a month or two, it might be a lot harder.

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Tina Dalasinski

@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

14 Apr 20

Nothing has really changed for us spending wise. We got what we need and we don’t need to go out for a while.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I am spending less as I don´t have Leticia working for me now.

@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

@Tina30219 Leticia is feeling better with a diet, but as soon as this virus end she has to go to the hospital and have a doctor see her.

Tina Dalasinski

@Tina30219 (82978)

• Onaway, Michigan

15 Apr 20

@marguicha Right spending less can be good at times. How is Leticia doing

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@ShyBear88 (59342)

• Sterling, Virginia

15 Apr 20

I’ve been saving a little money where and there not a lot. I’m not using our house money. We get a little cash each week and I get money in weekly from one of my apps so it helps get food on the table and thankfully my husband still has work so we just got to make a week in between pay checks.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

We have to be thrifty now.

@ShyBear88 (59342)

• Sterling, Virginia

15 Apr 20

@marguicha indeed. Some people more then others. My husband works 3 days a week in the hospital so he has a steady income but I have to becareful what we buy and what bills we do pay. Some places are relaxed on the bills because of a lot of people being out.

@JudyEv (382693)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Apr 20

We're not really worried but our superannuation has taken a huge hit. We are hoping it will come back when this is all over. Maybe we've made our last trip overseas - but that's okay really.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

I am more worried about my eldest daughter. She lost her job and I don´t know if her patients will want to go on being treated.

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@JudyEv (382693)

• Rockingham, Australia

15 Apr 20

@marguicha Oh dear. I didn't know she had lost her job.

@porwest (112928)

• United States

14 Apr 20

Yes, it was nice to see the dollar signs for sure. Always a nice surprise. I am usually like, "Okay, this thing is STILL legit." Not that I generally doubt it, but you know, past experiences with other sites always leave you wondering just a little when this party might end. As for saving, I do it pretty much as a habit. My wife and I have been lucky in all of this that we are still working and our income has not been impacted by this. I did take a massive hit in my stock portfolio, but it is all on paper and I never sold a single share of anything. It will come back. I AM spending less money though. Both by default and by choice. Just because.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

One of my best friends lost a big amount of money he had for his old age lately. But he is still working so that if he waits, I am sure that he will have part of his money back.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

@porwest I know. And I have lent my money to my children as they have more needs.

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@porwest (112928)

• United States

14 Apr 20

@marguicha Yes. The money will come back. It just may take a little while. It is good he is still working.

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@dodo19 (48210)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

14 Apr 20

I am always a bit nervous about saving. It's hard on one income. But for the moment, my husband is able to work, as he works for our postal service, which is considered essential. So, I'm counting our blessings.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I have one daughter working and the other one is trying to get a partial job online.

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@maezee (41985)

• United States

15 Apr 20

I am also doing a bit to save money and not buy unnecessary things. Normally I like to shop quite a bit.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

15 Apr 20

I do little shopping but like to buy good things. Now I don´t go out.

@garymarsh6 (24130)

• United Kingdom

14 Apr 20

With my pension I do not get to save very much at all to be honest and what spare I have I tend to give to my daughter if I can.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I gave my daughters my spare money at the beginning of the year.

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

14 Apr 20

I have always been financially responsible.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

Me too.

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@LindaOHio (222986)

• United States

14 Apr 20

I'm glad to hear Leticia is fine. We are on Social Security; so our income stays the same.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I have a retirement pension and so does Leticia. It is not much, but now there´s nothing much to buy either.

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@LindaOHio (222986)

• United States

15 Apr 20

@marguicha No. The stores are still out of a lot of the basics!

@mrki444 (15162)

• Croatia (Hrvatska)

14 Apr 20

Why is early? It is always around this date.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I had received it on Fridays, I think.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

14 Apr 20

I try not to worry, this too shall pass.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

You are right.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

14 Apr 20

It's much easier when we don't have money, at least we Serbs are used to living that way.

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@marguicha (230365)

• Chile

14 Apr 20

I know what you mean. Retirement in my country means having little money. Many people hardly have enough to eat.

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Nevena Zivkovic

@Nevena83 (66063)

• Serbia

15 Apr 20

@marguicha Here families live from 40 euros a month.

@RasmaSandra (98156)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

15 Apr 20

I am between a rock and a hard place right now. I was glad to get the money from myLot but there is a much bigger check I am expecting and it is just not coming. That could make me or break me at this moment.