Tuesday thingie!
from Christine, on this incredibly bright Tuesday.
1. File taxes as early as possible, or wait until the last possible minute? File al early as possible. January the first. Now!! Mail the check paying taxes at the last minute, though.
2. File electronically, or mail paper forms? Electronically, baby.
3. Prepare your own taxes, or have someone do it for you? Me, myself.
4. Are you a saver or a spender? save? what's that?
5. Do you prefer to carry cash, or pay with plastic (credit/debit cards), or by check? I like to pay with plastic, so I have the electronic trail and can later reorganize my finances and see where the money went. That said, it is surprising how easy it is to lose track of money when you are getting all your statements one month later.
6. You're broke and desperately need a job, but the only places that are hiring are retail or fast food places. Which would you pick? Retail. Actually, I might need to do that.
7. Keeping track of your money: are you more meticulous or careless about it? Exceedingly careful, know where everything went. What I don't have is any common sense, nor any priority idea: I would spend first in impulse things, such as books, and then have to worry about that bill coming alter on the month. Not that I worry, but you get the idea.
8. What do you do if you find yourself with a lot of change weighing down your purse/pocket/wallet? Do you try to spend it to *get rid of it*, or do you put it in a jar or a piggy bank? Put in a jar, and after a few weeks have enough money to put gas in my tank, or whatever.
9. Which form of fake money do you like better...Monopoly money or those chocolate coins covered with gold foil? I like the real stuff. Actually, I like bills from other countries, which have beautiful designs, colors, texts, birds etc. Dollars are absolutely dull in that respect.
10. Thought-provoking question of the week: You find a wallet containing $5,000 in cash, as well as several credit cards and the owner's drivers' license. Your rent is due tomorrow and you're short $200. Do you take the money (some or all of it) and mail back the wallet anonymously...or do you return the wallet with all contents intact? I return the wallet with all the money and cards. One thing has nothing to do with the other.
That being said, if the money emergency was an absolute and complete urgent matter, and I needed these US$200 bad, I might ask for a loan from that person. With interest.