Mark: Just use cash or have a debit card. That way you can actually see how much money you have left!
Jane: It’s in case of emergency! That’s what I tell my parents!
Mark: Jane!
Jane: And there are my 2)maintenance bills.
Mark: Yeah, that’s true. Gas, water and electricity can be dear.
Jane: Hmmm, I was thinking more Starbucks, the cinema and going dancing.
Mark: That’s hardly maintenance, is it?
Jane: Well it maintains my 3)sanity!
Mark: Haha, but seriously, don’t you 4)budget at all?!
Jane: I try to, but university living is actually quite expensive. Phone bills, rent, university books, tuition fees…they all add up!
Mark: Don’t you have a loan to help sort those out?
Jane: I did, yeah.
Mark: What do you mean you “did”?
Jane: Well…
Mark: Go on, tell me.
Jane: Well I’ve always wanted to go traveling around Europe and I thought that 5)whilst I had the cash…
Mark: Oh Jane. Please don’t tell me you spent your entire loan on a holiday!
Jane: Not all of it. Just most of it I guess.
Mark: But what are you going to do for the rest of the year?
Jane: I guess I have to find a way to get more money to cover myself.
Mark: Any ideas?
Jane: I guess I could try and get another loan or extend my 6)overdraft.