Hi! Thank you for sharing your week with us. I just want to call in both the editor and the money diarist and suggest you both stray away from considering this lifestyle 'paycheck to paycheck.' While it does sound like OP did spend an entire paycheck in this period, the utilization of this phrase seems more related to semantics. The 'paycheck to paycheck' term has a social connotation that implies you're spending your paycheck on almost nothing but necessities and have no room ($0 savings) for emergencies and unexpected expenses. I was disappointed in the way this post used the term while still admitting OP had various privileges and support systems. Many people living paycheck to paycheck are simply not afforded the same safety nets that we saw here, and I think it would be helpful to be more careful with wording when discussing the topic of living wage and survival.
Hi! Thank you for sharing your week with us. I just want to call in both the editor and the money diarist and suggest you both stray away from considering this lifestyle 'paycheck to paycheck.' While it does sound like OP did spend an entire paycheck in this period, the utilization of this phrase seems more related to semantics. The 'paycheck to paycheck' term has a social connotation that implies you're spending your paycheck on almost nothing but necessities and have no room ($0 savings) for emergencies and unexpected expenses. I was disappointed in the way this post used the term while still admitting OP had various privileges and support systems. Many people living paycheck to paycheck are simply not afforded the same safety nets that we saw here, and I think it would be helpful to be more careful with wording when discussing the topic of living wage and survival.
I love this kind of thing, a peek into a daily life focused on money.. or anything. Thank you.