How do you live vs. your means?

Do you live below, at or above your means?

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Below my means. 22
At my means. 34
Above my means. 13
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  • flutterhigh

    ), definitely ).

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    • wigsplitz

      Yes, definitely, you are in the insignificant category.

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      • flutterhigh

        You jelly?

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  • dappled

    At my means. I'm in a well-paid job and don't understand how I'm just about surviving. I feel very sorry for the people who are suffering worse than I am, though. It's tough for me. It must be really tough for others.

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    • wigsplitz

      No kidding, there's always that period where you're striding above that paycheck-to-paycheck state and SHOULD be better off yet aren't!! I feel ya!!

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  • Faceless

    My means are to get sedated and inebriated every weekend and so far im at my means.

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    • wigsplitz

      Financial means, silly. So after your intoxication-related expenses, how do you live? Or do those expenses create a financial difficulty?

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  • howaminotmyself

    Some days above, some days below, but most days I am at my means. I give what I can, I take what I can get, and do my best not to whine about it or take it for granted.

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  • lisac1919

    im sort of a shopaholic, it has to do with my anxiety.

    but i will admit i am a spoiled kid that gets everything i want and i dont have a job or go to school at the momnet :S i figure, when i live alone on my own money ill stop, i hope

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  • VikingWolf

    It varies. Paycheck to paycheck living is just at means but when a problem such as an expensive car repair comes up, it is tough for awhile.

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  • Chillpill

    Always within my means! No matter how much I earn, I always keep some of it back, which is just as well, since I haven't had a stable job for a while now. I can't imagine piling up a mountain of debt just for the sake of spending money frivolously.

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  • joybird

    I live well within my means and by the motto "If you can't afford it, you don't need it!"

    I hate shopping and prefer a decluttered home. Nor have I any need to update my car / phone / house decor, every year or two.

    I do like to party though at the weekends. I'd pay anything for a good laugh!

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  • wigsplitz

    I'm a juggler. I technically live above my means, but don't take that to mean I spend extravagantly. When I say I live above my means, I mean there's times whe I can't pay for my electric service, or other such basic things. Most months, I juggle importance, electric, rent, etc...who will sue me or cut me off first. So, paying for basic necessities puts me above my means.

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  • A bit over. I'm pretty impulsive (aka stupid) with my money. I know I shouldn't be.

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  • wigsplitz

    Sorry about the ) answer, that shouldn't be there!

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