EBSe 생활영어 시즌4 - 648 to 652 [ saving money ]

Unit 648. I plan my meals to save money.

My main way of saving money is planning in more detail what I will eat during a week and then rewarding myself with the occasional meal out.

English On The Go

I wouldn't say that I'm the best person at saving money,

and I think that's greatly due to the fact that I travel a lot.

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In my free time, I travel to see my family or friends in other countries,

and that means that a lot of money goes to flights or train or bus tickets.

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I also love eating out for breakfast, lunch, or dinner,

so I've had to come up with a plan to save money a little bit better.

And that lies mainly in what I eat.

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So I devise a plan for the week, what I have for lunch and dinner and breakfast.

And then I reward myself with a meal out once in a while

instead of just doing it without thinking about it.

 

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* due to the fact that ~  :  ~라는 사실 때문에

1) 저는 밖에 있느라고 그걸 놓쳤어요.

I missed it due to the fact that I was out.

2) 저는 혼자 살기 때문에, 집 안이 조용해요.

Due to the fact that I live alone, it's quiet in my house.

 

* have to come up with ~  :  ~를 생각해 내야 하다

1) 그들은 아이디어를 생각해 내야 했어요.

They had to come up with some ideas.

2) 우리는 좋은 핑계를 생각해 내야 해요.

We have to come up with a good excuse.

 

< 알쏭달쏭 한마디 >

저는 거기에 돈을 다 써요.

All of my money goes into it.

 

Unit 649. My family is good at saving money.

Saving money is something my parents taught me to do, and I still do it to this day.

English On The Go

Saving money is something that my family has always taught me to do.

When my dad was a kid, he had seven other brothers and sisters,

and they were not wealthy. They were not rich.

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So what happened is my grandmother would have all the kids take ketchup packets from fast-food places

and refill the ketchup bottle as a way to save money.

You do what you have to do.

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Even today, I came home to visit,

and of course I'm staying at my parents' house because I'm going to save money as well.

It's not as intense as it used to be.

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We're not as poor as my dad's family was.

But still, it feels good to save money.

 

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* What happened was ~  :  어떤 일이 있었냐면

1) 어떤 일이 있었냐면, 그들이 사랑에 빠진 거예요.

What happened was they fell in love.

2) 어떤 일이 있었냐면, 거기에서 선생님과 마주친 거예요.

What happened was I bumped into my teacher there.

 

* It feels good to ~  :  ~하면 기분이 좋네요

1) 밖에 나오니 기분이 좋네요.

It feels good to be outside.

2) 당신 목소리를 들으니 기분이 좋네요.

It felt good to hear your voice.

 

< 알쏭달쏭 한마디 >

진짜 이렇게까지 해야 해요?

I can’t believe you’re making me do this.

 

Unit 650. My parents taught me the value of money.

Mastering the skill of saving money is very important because it teaches us how to spend money wisely.

English On The Go

As a kid, I didn't really have the experience of saving money by using a piggy bank,  

because my parents believed that the concept of a monthly or a weekly allowance was obsolete.

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Everyday necessities were always provided, and when I needed something else, I simply had to ask for it.

I didn't do that light-heartedly though,

because they still managed to teach me how valuable money is

despite the fact that I didn't have actual physical money in hand.

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I understood that it takes a lot of perseverance and hard work to earn it,

so from that point on I had a very inherent interest in budgeting.

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I had no urge to buy things, because I was a simple kid who loved to play outdoors and use its imagination,

so I grew up with a very non-materialistic mindset.

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Still, I hope that one day I'll be able to show my gratitude

and earn enough money to grant my parents as many wishes as they like, just like a genie.

 

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* despite the fact that ~  :  ~라는 사실에도 불구하고

1) 여름인데도 저는 추워요.

I'm cold despite the fact that it's summer.

2) 그는 뛰어갔지만 지치지 않았어요.

Despite the fact that he ran, he wasn't tired.

 

* One day I’ll be able to ~  :  저는 언젠가 ~할 수 있을 거예요

1) 언젠가 저는 거기에 다시 갈 수 있을 거예요.

One day I’ll be able to go there again.

2) 언젠가 저는 거기에서 일할 수 있을 거예요.

One day I’ll be able to work there.

 

< 알쏭달쏭 한마디 >

저는 지금 현금이 하나도 없어요.

I don’t have any cash on me now.

 

Unit 651. I was terrible at saving money.

I really had to learn how to budget money because I used to be terrible at saving.

English On The Go

I actually used to be terrible when it came to saving money.

I would just spend money all the time because I thought,

“Well, it doesn't matter, because I'm going to get paid next week and I'll just make the money back.”

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So anytime I got paid, I'd go shopping.

And because I was living at home, I didn't have to pay rent or anything.

I would just buy whatever I wanted. I'd eat all the food I wanted.

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And it was really fun until I moved out of home and I started having to pay rent.

And then I just had to learn how to budget my money.

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And that was a really stressful experience because at the same time, I had to pay rent now,  

but I still tried to live this lifestyle where I was buying all the clothes I wanted and eating all the food I was eating.

And it wasn't until I actually had to go shopping one day and I didn't have any money to buy food and clothes.

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I had to pick one or the other.

And I bought clothes, and then I didn't have money for food.

That's when I realized that I was in trouble, so I've learnt to budget since then.

 

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* start having to ~  :  ~해야 하기 시작하다, ~해야 하게 되다

1) 곧 당신은 준비해야 하게 될 거예요.

Soon you'll start having to prepare.

2) 우리는 창문을 열어야 하기 시작했어요.

We started having to open the windows.

 

* have to ~ one or the other  :  둘 중 한쪽을 ~해야 하다

1) 저는 둘 중 한쪽을 기부해야 해요.

I have to donate one or the other.

2) 그들은 둘 중 한쪽에 투표해야 했어요.

They had to vote for one or the other.

 

< 알쏭달쏭 한마디 >

저는 항상 돈이 없는 상태였어요.

I was broke all the time.        ( broken 아님 )

 

Unit 652. I save up money with a savings account.

For people who are trying to save up money, I think opening up a savings account can be really helpful.

English On The Go

As I grow older, I've started to notice the importance of having savings

because you never know when you're going to be encountered by an unexpected situation

where you have to spend a lot of money at once.

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Whether that's something fun, like a spontaneous holiday,

or perhaps something less pleasant, like an expensive doctor's appointment, it's always good to have savings.

And I found that the most effective way for me to save money is by starting a savings account.

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I have tried to actively put money aside at the end of each month,

but I found that that wasn't very helpful because sometimes I'd forget.

Sometimes I would only be able to deposit less than I was hoping for,

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whereas with the savings account, it's nice because it just automatically takes it out of your account.

And it's also nice to check up on your savings account and be surprised at how much money has already accumulated.

 

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* you never know when ~  :  언제 ~하게 될지 모르는 거예요

1) 언제 비가 올지 모르는 거예요.

You never know when it'll rain.

2) 그 사람 도움이 언제 필요할지 모르는 거예요.

You never know when you will need his help.

 

* at the end of each ~  :  매 ~말에

1) 해마다 연말에 우리는 파티를 해요.

At the end of each year, we have a party.

2) 매일 하루를 마치면서 저는 일기를 써요.

I write in my diary at the end of each day.

 

< 알쏭달쏭 한마디 >

모아 둔 돈이 좀 있었어요.

I had some money saved up.

I wish I had some money saved up.  모아 둔 돈이 있었으면 좋았을 텐데.

I wish + 과거  :  보통 현재와 반대되는 상황 .