usedacrobatics: (and bette too i guess)
Dick Grayson ([personal profile] usedacrobatics) wrote2013-05-08 07:42 pm

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[The Pokegear snaps on, and Dick, in a nice waiter's shirt, slumps down against a wall and sighs.]

So this is, uh, ridiculously embarrassing.

[His hair's slicked back, too, and he's loosening a little bow tie with his other hand. Tugging at it with a little more force than strictly necessary.]

Exactly, um. Does anyone have any tips for how to... like, not go broke? How do people keep track of money? How do you not run out?

I plead lack of maturity, lack of understanding of the value of a... whatever the unit of currency is here, I don't even know.

And yeah, okay, if you all want a good laugh at my expense, my foster father is a billionaire, both through inheritance and being the CEO of a worldwide corporation. Go ahead, I've heard all the rich kid jokes and I don't really care, I'd just be grateful, in return, for a little--

[There's a voice yelling in the distance, something about not being paid to take breaks; Dick jumps up and shuts off the feed immediately. He does have a work ethic, okay, he was a circus performer until he was nine, but that money was all put in the bank.]
notchinese: (This is my serious face)

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[personal profile] notchinese 2013-05-09 10:12 am (UTC)(link)
You're not to the point where you're in debt, are you? [She says this out of actual concern, not to poke light out of Dick's situation.]

[Luckily, Yumi wasn't even the type to poke fun at people's finance situations with her family occasioning running into their own money issues at times. She may not had ever worked for money before but after watching her mother make choices with money, she may have some ideas.]

I'd say save up your money. Don't pay with an arm or a leg for something you could get at a cheaper price. Even keep like some kind of journal to keep track of what you're spending.
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[personal profile] chainred 2013-05-09 11:46 am (UTC)(link)
Don't spend it. [ What a simple answer. ]
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[personal profile] captainash 2013-05-09 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Trial and error, mostly. You figure out over time how much you need to spend on necessities, and go from there. If you want an extra boost, get a Pokémon with Pickup. They find things like balls and potions all the time, so obtaining traveling supplies will be less of a strain on you.
nasa_dreams: (IDEK man//You want 100 of what now?)

[personal profile] nasa_dreams 2013-05-09 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Most jobs pay a heck of a lot better than being a waiter, dude. I work at the light house with Cujo as a bomb sniffing team for two weeks a month and I make more than enough to pay my rent and buy whatever. But you could always get a Pokemon with the Pickup ability too. That's really helpful.
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[personal profile] artofthestress 2013-05-09 07:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you write it down, of course! And make smart investments. If you're going to purchase something, like a fabric for example, make sure you can use as much of it as possible so as to turn a good profit. It's only good business sense.
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[personal profile] timelymaid 2013-05-09 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
I keep a notebook of my expenses and my income! Making a budget is really useful, too. You figure out how much you can spend a month on food and boarding and then don't go over that - and if you really want to save money, you can always camp out.

Oh, and don't buy anything but what you absolutely need until you have enough money to waste every now and then.
foolishwren: but i can't die so we'll all just have to deal (i may be an abomination and a scoundrel)

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[personal profile] foolishwren 2013-05-09 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
When all else fails, go fight some kid on the side of the road if you're in a pinch for cash.

Seems mean, but they love it and then they give you their lunch money.

After awhile, you figure out how to budget everything.
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[personal profile] heartdive 2013-05-10 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
You... Work? I mean that's how you don't run out of money. And battle. Battle a lot.
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[personal profile] unended 2013-05-10 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
If you're not used to budgeting just write it all down, everything you earn and everything you spend. Keep a certain amount separate as an emergency, for food or shelter. Most of the inns are 500P or less make sure you have enough set aside to at least cover a few days since every job only pays on Fridays.

When I just got here I stayed in towns for a few weeks at a time to earn money, and since you can heal your pokemon at the Pokecenter you don't need to spend as much on medicine.
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[personal profile] doitrockapella 2013-05-10 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
I think you'll dedicate enough of it to make sure that once it hatches, it's as well cared-for as one of Bastet's. What you do with the rest of it is up to you.

Though if you're offering to perform a study, I wouldn't mind hearing about the results.

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