The Way I See It # 580

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Upon looking at her bank account, after spending too much money on some much needed essentials, Lisa was taken aback by the number glowing on her computer screen. Over a thousand dollars in an account that had only days before held a mere couple hundred? She racked her brain frantically thinking of what could explain the sudden increased in funds.

And then it hit her. It hit her the same way a pop-quiz hits a fourth grader, the same way it hits someone who has forgotten plans with a friend: Lisa forgot to pay rent.

Springing up from her cozy place in bed, Lisa sprinted into her kitchen, threw open her bag, tearing it apart to find her checkbook. Fruitless in her efforts, she tore her apartment apart. Finally finding the checkbook, she scribbled a check in the poorest script she has ever written, threw on some clothes, and ran out the door.


Lesson: Keep tabs on your bank account, and always remember the first of the month.