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It's payday! Put that

in the bank and get

to PARTY! Now you can

pay some overdue

, buy that

you've been eyeing, and

the refrigerator. That is, until the end of the

when the next payday is still days

. More bills are piling up, the refrigerator is

, checks are bouncing, and you don't have money in the bank to put

in the car. Living

to paycheck is tough. But there is a

that will make sure you always have the cash you

. It's called the envelope system. Instead of

that check into your bank

, cash that check and

it home. Make envelopes for every

item you have, like gas, food, rent and so on. Then put the

amount of cash in

envelope. When you wanna buy something, only use cash from the

envelope. This makes it so you won't overspend in any one

, and you'll always have money for things you need.

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+It's payday! Put that { check _5 } in the bank and get { ready _5 } to PARTY! Now you can { finally _7 } pay some overdue { bills _5 }, buy that { gear _4 } you've been eyeing, and { stock _5 } the refrigerator. That is, until the end of the { month _5 } when the next payday is still days { away _4 }. More bills are piling up, the refrigerator is { empty _5 }, checks are bouncing, and you don't have money in the bank to put { gas _3 } in the car. Living { paycheck _8 } to paycheck is tough. But there is a { system _6 } that will make sure you always have the cash you { need _4 }. It's called the envelope system. Instead of { depositing _10 } that check into your bank { account _7 }, cash that check and { bring _5 } it home. Make envelopes for every { budget _6 } item you have, like gas, food, rent and so on. Then put the { appropriate _11 } amount of cash in { each _4 } envelope. When you wanna buy something, only use cash from the { correct _7 } envelope. This makes it so you won't overspend in any one { category _8 }, and you'll always have money for things you need.
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