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- From: colten@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten)
- Subject: Re: VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED FROM TELEVISION
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.002045.13074@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Summary: Gross/Net pay
- Sender: news@cbfsb.cb.att.com
- Organization: AT&T
- References: <BzMH1r.2rp@ddsw1.mcs.com> <1992Dec24.133356.7945@cbfsb.cb.att.com> <6810@npri6.npri.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 00:20:45 GMT
- Lines: 20
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- In article <6810@npri6.npri.com>, murphy@npri6.npri.com (David P. Murphy) writes:
- >
- > > 5a. "We recommend you spend 3 months salary on the diamond"
- > >
- > >colten@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten)
- >
- > i've never figured out whether i'm supposed to use my GROSS or NET pay
- > in this calculation. it makes a bit of a difference, you know . . .
- >
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- Actually the correct answer is - "I recommend you keep your
- suggestions to yourself" You then pull out your wallet and say
- "We'll spend what I've got in here, right?"
-
- > p.s. when i bought an engagement ring two years ago, i spent < 1 net month.
-
- Same here.
-
- marc colten
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