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Dick Grayson 002 Ⓡ video

[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.]

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[Well now, it seems that we all have adjustments to make. Thor is old enough, has had enough economics beat into his head in preparation for rule, that he has some kind of grasp on it.

...but the truth is, Asgard largely functioned on a barter system yet, and whatever coin they had was legitimately valuable, as it was gold or silver, which was accepted everywhere. And he was a prince. He'd never had to work for money before.]

Think more carefully on how you spend it, save some of it away, do what you must to earn more. Though I confess, I have little practical experience in the matter myself.

[A billionaire? Man, that makes his family's finances look sad.]

Make a budget. Prioritize your expenses. Make a budget. The Pokémon Centers pay more than the pokémarts and restaurants. Make a budget. Winning a badge also comes with prize money. Make a budget.

Is that enough to get you started?

Well... in your defense it can be pretty easy to lose track, depending on what you're spending it on. It's not too hard to earn it back, though. If you're staying in the same town for a while just work a job or two. The towns further into Johto usually pay a lot more per hour than they do in Cherrygrove and Violet.

[After that she will finally take a chance and ask.]

How bad is it?

That depends. Do you like cats?

[GDI Carmen stop doing Selina Kyle impressions.]

I try not to overextend. It sucks being under eighteen so you can't work full time and battles don't give nearly the money they do in the games.

My girlfriend went through this at home, it's a functional thing, just... be frugal. Cook instead of eating out, don't buy designer clothes, make jewelry out of scrap metal... little things add up!

[Oh, hey, managing money. Something Atsuro learned to pick up a long time ago.

A nineteen year old young man pops up on the screen.]

Other than working, which should be obvious enough, you need to make a budget and stick to it. Count up how much you need to spend on necessities, put some money aside for them and some others to save up in an emergency. You need all the money, especially when you're under eighteen years old.

Once you hit eighteen, you can apply for full-time hours instead of part-time.

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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Don't spend it. [ What a simple answer. ]

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.

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.

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.

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.

You... Work? I mean that's how you don't run out of money. And battle. Battle a lot.

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.

[ Her father was a powerful politician before she decided to live on Earth with Kira. It was a difficult change for her too. From Pink princess to a simple mother to orphaned children. ]

It comes with time, but it does help to have a background on accounting.

[Oh, Cap thinks your voice sounds familiar... something about that face shape... he's got a great eye for these things, but too much isn't registering as familiar]

I know you, don't I?

[Either way, he's going to help you out kid]

Think of every one Poke-dollar thing as one penny, so 100 make a buck. I saved money by not staying the night at inns or sharing them with friends.

I'm traveling with a guy who sounds a lot like your foster father in the money and big company department, so don't worry, kid, being poor isn't easy, you just gotta learn to live around it.

You could just let your Pokémon breed. That's probably the quickest way to get cash, especially if you've got something worthwhile.

[But he figures that's not for everyone. Heck, ending up with piles of eggs can be pretty darn exhausting.]

Otherwise, I'm gonna have to second the Meowth trick. Get one of those, and you might never need a job in the first place.

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