1. When you take a vacation, do you ever suffer from Internet withdrawal? Or maybe the nagging urge to blog or read blogs? Or are you glad to be away? The only blog I have really tried to follow, when I was on Vacation (ie: trying to move here a couple of Decembers ago.) was Crystals. I found an internet cafe, and read it.
2. Have you ever been “furloughed” (told to take time off work without pay) or laid off? How did that impact your family dynamics? Your finances? If not to you, have you seen it happen to anyone you know? How did they handle it? Never happened to me.
3. If you fell on hard times, what is are some non-essential reoccurring luxury expenses (cable TV, TiVo subscription, cigarettes, high-speed net connection, newspaper, daily Starbucks coffee, etc.) you would give up to save money? TV, eating out, etc. I’d still keep my internet connection. last time I was out of work in Vancouver, that was the only service I kept going.
4. On the same thought, what is the one non-essential expense you would NOT give up? The internet.
5. Would you ever ask your family (parents, in-laws, relatives) for financial assistance? What would be some of your concerns about asking for help? Have you ever asked for it before? Did it go well? I’ve asked for money before. Its always gone well.
6. Has a friend or relative ever borrowed money from you? Who were they and how much did they want? Did you ever get paid back, or did it matter? Did you feel compelled to keep an eye on them to see if they spent it wisely? Family has never asked me for money. I guess if they were gonna ask, I would more than happily give them what they needed.
7. Imagine you won a tax-free gift of $7,000. The only stipulation on the gift is that it must not be invested or saved, and must be spent before 2004. Pay bills and the car off.
