Нужно вставить предложенные слова в пропуски,
(1) college supplies, (2) to develop a useful budget, (3) optional
expenses, (4) miscellaneous items, (5) to adjust the budget, (6) to
allocate part of the income, (7) to figure out the weekly expenses,
(8) to reduce expenses, (9) to keep record
a.: hello, there. what luck running into you, george!
g.: hello, old man. what’s up?
a.: oh, these expenses, ..i am deeply worried by the problem.
don’t you think we bought too many last week. i tried
and i’d like to point out that we’ll have
g.: i’m afraid i know next to nothing about the way to use money
effectively.
p.: fair enough! it’s not wise to spend money that way. but neither
george nor me can keep track of our actual income and
expenses. we want to have so many things and money is so
scarce. possibly the way out will be to make our personal budget.
g.: come off it! you can’t be serious! this decision
is a big waste of time for very little money!
p.: i’m not sure i quite agree. when i was in germany, i noticed
that the germans of how much they spend for
food, entertainment, clothing, personal care,
transportation, etc. it will be impossible for us if
we do not know what changes to make in the budget.
a.: on balance, we should list all the sources of money and see that
expenses match the income.
p.: perhaps, but don’t you think that some expenses are set in
advance and must be paid regularly, others change with
circumstances, and, of course, we should for
such as entertainment, personal care and so on.
g.: that may well be true. i am bound to agree. let’s try. in for a
penny, in for a pound1.