i split it before i spend
Payday orderWhat gets paid first, and why the order does the deciding for me.
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the money comes out once, and then it gets sorted at this table — bills first, so the scary part is already handled
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then the slow envelope, the one i don't touch, counted out the same way every time
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whatever is still in my hands after that is allowed to be spent, and i don't argue with it
The rest of the table
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cash comes out in one trip
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each envelope gets filled in order
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what's left is mine, guilt-free
the sorting is the whole ritual