A friend of mine borrowed some money from me a month ago, and he just paid some of it back today. My reply to his payment was the following: "Mr. Friday is back in action."
We met at work when we were both temps over twenty years ago. He's always been the same about money. I would frequently ask if he'd want to go out during the week, and his stock answer was, "Nope. Can't do anything until Friday." This is a guy who, at one time, had three jobs and always seemed to be broke.
When we were both at the company where we met, he discovered a feature from payroll called direct deposit advance. As long as you had direct deposit, the policy allowed you to withdraw up to 50% of your paycheck a week before payday. Once he discovered that, he was off to the races. His money shenanigans eventually led to his bank account being negative, and when his paycheck was deposited, his account was still in the negative. I once crowned him King of Overdraft Fees when he confessed that one year he paid over $10K in fees.
Perhaps nowadays, he is marginally more responsible, but his nickname is still applicable. He is el depresso during the week and can't do anything until payday. Once payday hits, Mr. Friday is ready for action.
His reply to my message was, "You're Mr. Friday more than me with 1000-dollar gadgets scattered around your house." He might be referring to the Brava smart oven, a purchase he benefited from when I cooked up some delicious steaks on a previous Friday. I could have replied that he pays more than that every two months in car payments, while I bought my car with cash in 2015 and haven't had a car payment since.
I don't see him changing any time soon. At least in two weeks, Mr. Friday will show up again to make me whole.
We met at work when we were both temps over twenty years ago. He's always been the same about money. I would frequently ask if he'd want to go out during the week, and his stock answer was, "Nope. Can't do anything until Friday." This is a guy who, at one time, had three jobs and always seemed to be broke.
When we were both at the company where we met, he discovered a feature from payroll called direct deposit advance. As long as you had direct deposit, the policy allowed you to withdraw up to 50% of your paycheck a week before payday. Once he discovered that, he was off to the races. His money shenanigans eventually led to his bank account being negative, and when his paycheck was deposited, his account was still in the negative. I once crowned him King of Overdraft Fees when he confessed that one year he paid over $10K in fees.
Perhaps nowadays, he is marginally more responsible, but his nickname is still applicable. He is el depresso during the week and can't do anything until payday. Once payday hits, Mr. Friday is ready for action.
His reply to my message was, "You're Mr. Friday more than me with 1000-dollar gadgets scattered around your house." He might be referring to the Brava smart oven, a purchase he benefited from when I cooked up some delicious steaks on a previous Friday. I could have replied that he pays more than that every two months in car payments, while I bought my car with cash in 2015 and haven't had a car payment since.
I don't see him changing any time soon. At least in two weeks, Mr. Friday will show up again to make me whole.
