Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agoWhat's the best advice you've ever received?message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up174arrow-down14
arrow-up170arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the best advice you've ever received?Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 10 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squarejbrains@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·edit-210 months agoCollect what you’re owed as soon as you can. Pay what you owe as late as you can. UPDATE: “Every accusation is a projection” is more universal than some of you would like to admit.
minus-squaretootnbuns@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·10 months agoFeels like that’s how a lot of wealthy people/organizations operate
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoThe asshole’s philosophy
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-210 months ago Collect what you’re owed as soon as you can. Ok, with you so far. Pay what you owe as late as you can. But if there’s interest, this is going to screw me over as I’ll have to pay more interest (on a CC / etc) What am I missing with the second one?
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agooutlive your creditors in an unstable land?
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoIt’s more about non interest scenarios. If payment isn’t due for 30 days, you wait 30 days to pay. If it’s a place that won’t fight you, wait 40 and then pay. Companies do this all the time.
minus-squareAtariDump@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoThat makes sense; I figured that was the case but OP never said that.
Collect what you’re owed as soon as you can. Pay what you owe as late as you can.
UPDATE: “Every accusation is a projection” is more universal than some of you would like to admit.
Feels like that’s how a lot of wealthy people/organizations operate
The asshole’s philosophy
Ok, with you so far.
But if there’s interest, this is going to screw me over as I’ll have to pay more interest (on a CC / etc)
What am I missing with the second one?
outlive your creditors in an unstable land?
It’s more about non interest scenarios. If payment isn’t due for 30 days, you wait 30 days to pay. If it’s a place that won’t fight you, wait 40 and then pay.
Companies do this all the time.
That makes sense; I figured that was the case but OP never said that.