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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
It's not so much a bonus, more of an 'accidental savings scheme'.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:00,
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an interest-free savings scheme forced on you by the state
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old man river possible lesbian, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:02,
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or free money you should have had earlier
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Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:04,
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it's not free money
it's money you earned and they took directly from your pay packet
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old man river possible lesbian, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:06,
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Glass half full / Glass Half Empty
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what? no
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old man river possible lesbian, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 17:22,
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It's akin to finding a tenner in an old pair of trousers; it's your money and always has been, but it still feels like a bonus somehow.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:07,
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it's more like a massively wealthy mate giving you a tenner and saying "here's that tenner I took off you last year without asking"
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old man river possible lesbian, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:08,
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And my attitude would still be 'oh I didn't notice at the time, cheers!'.
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Slippery Mick ‏, Sat 31 Jan 2015, 14:09,
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