day 26spend or save?

spend or save?

Say what is bound to happen with -게 / -기 마련이다, and talk about bills, savings, transfers and spending habits.

today’s words

• 마련 maryeon · (-게 / -기 마련이다) be bound to
• 알뜰 altteul · thrift (알뜰하다: thrifty)
• 씀씀이 sseumsseumi · spending (habits)
• 사치 sachi · luxury, extravagance
• 허비 heobi · waste (of time, money)
• 비상금 bisanggeum · emergency money, a rainy-day fund
• 목돈 mokdon · a lump sum (of money)
• 적금 jeokgeum · instalment savings (plan)
• 적립 jeongnip · saving up, collecting (points)
• 마일리지 mailliji · mileage, air miles (points)
• 잔고 jango · (bank) balance
• 출금 chulgeum · withdrawal (of cash)
• 송금 songgeum · sending money, a transfer
• 인출기 inchulgi · (cash) machine, ATM
• 외화 oehwa · foreign currency
• 원화 wonhwa · the Korean won (currency)
• 통화 tonghwa · currency
• 외식비 oesikbi · money spent on eating out
• 주거비 jugeobi · housing costs
• 통신비 tongsinbi · phone and internet bills
• 고지서 gojiseo · bill, notice of payment
• 납부 napbu · payment (of a bill, tax)
• 청구 cheonggu · claim, bill, charging
• 내역 naeyeok · breakdown, details (of spending)

sentences

• 월말이 되면 통장 잔고가 줄어들기 마련이에요. · Your bank balance is bound to shrink at the end of the month.
• 외식비만 줄이고 구내식당을 이용해도 한 달에 꽤 아낄 수 있다. · Just cutting what you spend on eating out and using the staff canteen saves quite a lot a month.
• 통신비 고지서가 왔는데 납부 기한이 내일까지예요. · The phone bill has come, and it’s due tomorrow.
• 구직자라면 혹시 모르니까 비상금을 따로 모아 놓는 게 좋다. · If you’re looking for work, it’s best to keep some emergency money aside, just in case.
• 적금이 끝나면 그 목돈으로 뭘 할 거예요? · What will you do with the lump sum when your savings plan matures?