Aaah, Payday!

Don't you just love payday? That sudden injection of cash-fix your bank account gets, the unlimited possibilities of what you can do with it, the thank-God we've made it through another month (or fortnight, depending which country you live in).

I always feel like a kid in a candy store when payday swings by. So many options, decisions on how to dole out the salary. I'm not one to get into debt, so my monthly "must-pays" are few. I closed a load of unused accounts a month ago and cut up the cards. With just me and the boy there's no pressure from another adult as to what I'm supposed to do with the cash. It's entirely up to me to save and spend appropriately. School fees are budgeted for, and I keep an eye on what else is coming up - this month is a car service and licence renewal.

Payday is always Spur day in our house - a trip to our favourite restaurant for lunch. It's the day I take my monthly afternoon off work and we wander the mall, checking out what's new. We make a stop at the cheap book shop to see if new versions of the RayMan, Pokemon and UK Country Living mags are in and on sale. We wander the toyshop with my son's allowance (he'd get more if he did more around the house....). We stock up the month's groceries and try resist overpriced luxuries. We take it easy and revel in cash in the pocket.

I really love payday! Don't you?