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Related: About this forumWhat are you going to do with your pay raise?
We're either buying a Tesla or going on a round-the-world cruise.
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What are you going to do with your pay raise? (Original Post)
trof
Aug 2022
OP
Membership at Mar-A-Lago. Someone's got to keep an eye on those going-ons.
Midnight Writer
Aug 2022
#9
CountAllVotes
(21,067 posts)1. With the latest trend of inflation going down
So goes the old saying, "Don't count your chickens before they have hatched!".
May not be 10% after all ...
trof
(54,273 posts)16. 8.9% I just heard.
CountAllVotes
(21,067 posts)17. It is 8.7% and Medicare B is dropping to $165 (down $5.00)
That's a chunk of change so speak!
About $100.00 a month for me I figure.
nitpicker
(7,153 posts)2. Pay more at the grocery store
Or trade down from chicken, to chicken dogs.
Like someone else said dont count your chickens
kacekwl
(7,504 posts)4. Pay the increase in Medicare charges.
And whatever else the corporate robber barons raise prices on.
rurallib
(63,196 posts)5. Maybe a Diet Pepsi? Price of that is so high I can't afford it anymore.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(26,727 posts)12. That's okay. You shouldn't be drinking that stuff anyway.
3Hotdogs
(13,394 posts)6. I'm gonna buy me one of those rubber girlfriends
Like the one I saw in Goslings movie, Lars and the Real Girl.
SheltieLover
(59,599 posts)7. Pay more for all the have to's
Energy, food, Medicare supplement.
Same as last time.
bahboo
(16,953 posts)8. buy Facebook....then shut it down....
RealityChik
(382 posts)15. Great idea! I'll chip in...
Hurry...before Elon Musk buys that too!
Midnight Writer
(22,971 posts)9. Membership at Mar-A-Lago. Someone's got to keep an eye on those going-ons.
lillypaddle
(9,605 posts)10. Will I still be alive when we get it?
JustABozoOnThisBus
(23,762 posts)11. I'll use mine to pay the increase in Medicare costs.
As usual.
PoindexterOglethorpe
(26,727 posts)13. Medicare is not expected to go up.
RealityChik
(382 posts)14. Spending money for trip...
to Italy in April 2023 in celebration of our 50th anniversary.
CountAllVotes
(21,067 posts)18. Congratulations!
And may you celebrate many more!