He picked himself up by his bootstraps

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Dec 26, 2024
12:50:22pm

Jimmertime All-American

He picked himself up by his bootstraps

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Jimmertime

Bio page: Jimmertime
Joined: May 27, 2011
Last login: Dec 26, 2024
Total posts: 2,382 (15 FO)

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Pay day for my company is on Friday, and we run payroll on Wednesday. Most people can view their paystubs on Wednesday

Nuke All-American

Dec 26, 12:19pm

People who live paycheck to paycheck like that have always been wild to me. I never look at my paystubs.

CSoul

Dec 26, 12:23pm

I check my bank account maybe once a month

maxpowers

Dec 26, 12:27pm

What’s your definition of poverty? Living in Orem in your parents basement

Forbidden Fruit

Dec 26, 12:39pm

He picked himself up by his bootstraps

Jimmertime

Dec 26, 12:50pm

I earned < 30k in a one (then two) bedroom apartment with two kids.

CSoul

Dec 26, 1:54pm

Also, my parents live in Cache Valley. I went to school in Provo. I paid for college working the night shift

CSoul

Dec 26, 1:58pm

Similar. I cleaned toilets from 12-4am amd worked at the BYU poultry farm literally

Forbidden Fruit

Dec 26, 2:02pm

Some days I miss that job simplicity. And I was still happy.

CSoul

Dec 26, 2:05pm

That's impressive that you never lived paycheck to paycheck even when you were

Murray

Dec 26, 1:27pm

I'm saying looking at the actual day of paycheck like that. Lots of ramen. I tried to always have a few paychecks

CSoul

Dec 26, 1:55pm

I got a spot bonus in April. The HR person over payroll taxed me then & just now

Q-grr

Dec 26, 2:01pm

I check when I pay tithing, so about quarterly and I do it in detail. I also generally know what the amount should be

CSoul

Dec 26, 2:04pm

I always checked it when I was hourly.

Born2Fish

Dec 26, 2:18pm

Note above. I should have been more clear of my meaning. I didn't require the cash on a Friday to survive Saturday.

CSoul

Dec 26, 2:25pm

Do you work at a mine or something?

maxpowers

Dec 26, 12:26pm

worked at a bank as a Teller for several years- it was amazing how many people

Ezy

Dec 26, 12:40pm

I was at a conference in Vegas last month with a bunch of bankers. Our corporate

DiamondMo

Dec 26, 12:40pm

It’s not your fault they shut down the banks for Jesus’s birthday

Cougz19

Dec 26, 12:41pm

Been there done that for the past year. That's why we're starting the process to

P-Widdy

Dec 26, 12:42pm

We had something happen similar a few weeks ago. It was Wednesday morning and

SuperTank

Dec 26, 2:11pm

I don't know the man with car Repo's exact situation. . . But let him get Repo

Zoobieman

Dec 26, 3:32pm

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