Case #2

You look at your checking account and you have only $120.  You have to go to the grocery store, because your family is seriously out of food.  You know that you get paid in two weeks and that your car is low on gas.  (That will cost you close to $30 to fill it up) All the bills are paid, but money is tight.


1. What do you choose to spend your money on?
2. How can you be creative to save money?
3. Why would this be the type of month where someone would get themselves into debt?

42 comments:

  1. I will choose to buy enough 30 dollars worth of gas and buy bread ham and mayonaise. and all the supplies. then i will wait till i get paid and i will buy more food and gas later. thats what i would do

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  3. i would buy sandwich supplies first then if there money left after getting gas then i would buy more cereal or something. i would save money by using my friends car or something.

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  4. I would choose to spend my money on both. I would fill up the gas tank and then buy food with the money left. I could save my money by don't fill the cars tank all the way.This would be a month that people go to debt because of their bills.

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  5. I would actually go to the dollar store. Buy all the groceries. After that I would spernd the rest on gas. The type of month this is is probobly the school year. Then they dont travel as much.

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  6. We would choose to spend our money on grocery store. We could make a yard sale or a car wash to save up money . Why they might go into debt is because there money is tight and because they have alot of bills to pay.

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  7. 1. I WILL JUST BUY ENOUGH FOOD,THEN WHAT EVER IS LEFT I CAN PUT THE RRST OF THE MONEY IN THE GAS TANK

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  8. 1.I would spend about $20 on gas and the rest buy food we need.
    2.Buy just enough food to get us by 2weeks and get cheap food.Also we can take the bus instead of using the car.
    3.They might get money to buy more food and have more gas.

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  9. we would get just a litle bit of food for now and get more later when we get payed.

    also wed fill up our gas because we need to get to work.

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  10. i choose to spend my money my familiy and kids

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  11. 1.I would get some food and put gas on the car.
    2.I would only get some food.
    3.People would get themselves into debt because money is tight.

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  12. i will carpool with a friend and go grocery shoping and put gas in my car in the next to weeks.

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  13. I would spend the $30 on filling my
    gas then I would buy food with the money that was left.

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  14. Well, I would walk all the way to the store so you wouldn't need any money for the gas. I would you go to Frys because of the v.i.p. card. That thing can really save a lot of money.

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  15. (1)I would get the gas,the groceries, and save any left over money.
    (2)Pay the bills and stuff on time.

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  16. you have to save your money cuz iz=f you dont thin that is bad cuz you cant paye your rent...

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  17. i will choose to go walking to the store and buy food for my family.try to buy little bit of groceries and buy the cheap food.then when i get paid i will buy more food and gas.

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  18. 1.I would buy the gas for $30 and use the left over $90 on grocery.
    2.You can go to your relatives house for diner until you get paid again.
    3.Because gas money is high.

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  19. i will spend the money on the both and nother stof to to hilep people.

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  20. I will spend my money to buy food for my family.

    I will be creative by going to a store that is not so expensive.

    Someone will get themselves into debt because you have to buy food.

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  21. i will spend the money on a both and nother stof to..

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  22. i will spend the money on a both and nother stof to..

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  23. 1. I would choose to spend the money on the food because i don't want my child's to die from hunger

    2. I would be creative by not spending the money on things I don't need like spending a lot on gasoline i would just spend $10 and that will fill it up half way

    3. it is the month were they get in dept because they ask friend to lend them money to pay the rent and then they end up needing money for food and gas so they won't be able to pay them back.

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  24. I would fill my gas tank, and buy whats necessary and make sure it will last until I get paid.
    This would be the month that people get themselves into debt because probably by whats not necessary at the grocery store.

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  25. we would spend our money on what the family needed like for example food,we would take the bus or walk to plaaces,because they need food,and other important things but they had spend their money on thing's they didn't need.

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  26. I'll buy food n spend my money on my family.

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  27. i would be very cerative by saving it some where that know one would know and try to be careful with it .

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  28. We would choose to spend our money on grocery store. We could make a yard sale or a car wash to save up money . Why they might go into debt is because there money is tight and because they have alot of bills to pay.

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  29. #1 I choose to spend my money on the gas the car needs, and use 50$ for food. Therefore I'm left with 40$ which is enough until i get paid.
    #2 Well I'll just buy small food like sandwiches etc.
    #3 This be the month filled with debt because you know you need food and gas for your car.

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  30. I WOULD FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND BUY FOOD TOO. AND ASK FOR A LON AT THE BANK OR. FROM MY FRIENDS OR FAMILY CUZ MY FAMILY NEEDS TOO EAT. THEY ARE NT GOING TO STARVE TO DEATH.

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  31. the first think that am going to do is go to my work and talk whit my patron tall i realy nead the money i dont have food in my home is a good option or sale my car or my computer or state in home eat only air.

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  32. i buy food and live my car in the store and live walking to my house an give food to my kids.

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  33. i would only get enough food for the week.then when i get paid i would go get the fodd that i need.

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  34. 1)i will spend it on food
    2)i will only buy cheap food and ill put 20dollars of gas and only use the car if necessary
    3) be cause they dont havee enouqhh money

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  35. i would buy gas then buy whats needed with what i have left.

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  36. 1.i would barrow money
    2.get food
    3.save money

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  37. i would only get enough food for the week.then when i get paid i would go get the food that i need.

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  38. Gabee...&& St3P@n!3 B.January 6, 2010 at 9:46 AM

    i would just be careful on how much I spend

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  39. I would just put the minimum amount of gas I need and buy the right amount of can food and water that would last me two weeks

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  40. i would use the money on the groceries and get a ride from a friend or other family member to take us home. Then come back later and tow the car home. Probably they get paid in two weeks because their job gets payed a lot and get paid every two weeks.

    -Darian Miranda

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  41. I would pay the gas and then if there were I would buy generic food

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  42. 1.I would buy the food.
    2. I would go walking to the store or carpool with your neighbor.
    3.I ask my family to let me borrow money and that I would tell them I would pay them later

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