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ARE YOU LOADED?Now, the VOA Special English program "Wors an their stories"!ost people en#o$ wor%ing &or se'eral reasons ( their #o) might )e &*n, or the$li%e their emplo$er an the other people at wor%! ost people + %now, howe'er,wor% &or the mone$! + o not %now an$one who is "loae" ( or etremel$ rich!)e loae with mone$- tener inero para ar $ regalar, estar porio e inero,

tener inero para empapelar, tener inero a p*nta pala.

ost o& m$ &riens wor% to earn eno*gh mone$ to li'e! /he$ ha'e to "ma%eens meet" ( the$ ha'e to earn eno*gh mone$ to pa$ &or the things the$ nee!Some e'en li'e "&rom han to mo*th" ( the$ onl$ ha'e eno*gh mone$ &or themost important things!ma%e 0)oth1 ens meet- llegar a &inal e mes, s*)sistir a *ras penas0literalmente- *nir am)os etremos el mes1. &rom han to mo*th- necesia,ap*ro econ2mico, gastar too el salario en necesiaes e s*stento0literalmente- e la mano a la )oca1.

/he$ str*ggle to earn eno*gh mone$ to ")ring home the )acon" ( it can )e

i&&ic*lt to earn eno*gh mone$ &or a &amil$ to s*r'i'e! Sometimes, poor peoplee'en "get ca*ght short" ( the$ o not ha'e eno*gh mone$ to pa$ &or what the$nee!)ring home the )acon- mantener a la &amilia, traer el pan a casa, ganarse elpan 0literalmente- ganarse las ha)ich*elas, ganarse los gar)an3os, ganarse laslente#as, traer el tocino a casa1. get ca*ght short- se 4*ean cortos e inero.

Or the$ ha'e to spen or "la$ o*t" more mone$ than the$ want &or something!When this happens, poor people ha'e to "tighten their )elts" an li'e on lessmone$ than *s*al! + hate when + ha'e to li'e on less mone$! +t ta%es me longerto get ")ac% on m$ &eet" ( or ret*rn to goo &inancial health!la$ o*t- gastar 0inero1. tighten their )elts- controlar los gastos 0literal-

a#*starse o apretarse los cint*rones1. )ac% on m$ &eet- salir a &lote, saliraelante 0&inancieramente1.

5owe'er, other people are "on the gra'$ train" ( the$ get pai more mone$than their #o) is worth! /hese people "ma%e a )*nle" ( the$ reall$ "ra%e in thecash"! +n &act, the$ ma%e so m*ch mone$ that the$ can "li'e high o&& the hog" (the$ own the )est o& e'er$thing an li'e in great ease! Sometimes the$ "pa$an arm an a leg" &or something!to )e on the gra'$ train- s*)irse al tren 0e la a)*nancia1, apro'echar *naoport*nia pasa#era, sacar pro'echo el chollo 0gra'$- literalmente, inero&6cil1. ma%e a )*nle- ganar *n past2n, o)tener m*cho inero 0)*nle-literalmente, &aro1. ra%e in the cash- ganar en a)*nancia 0literalmente, hacer

pasta a p*nta pala, #*ntar el inero con *n rastrillo1. li'e li'e high o&& the hog-arse la gran 'ia, 'i'ir m*$ )ien 0literalmente, 'i'ir por encima e los ceroso marranos1. pa$ an arm an a leg- pagar *n o#o e la cara, pagar el oro $ elmoro, pagar *n ineral 0literalmente, pagar *n )ra3o $ *na pierna1.

7eca*se "mone$ is no o)#ect" to wealth$ people, the$ will pa$ high prices &orwhate'er the$ want! Sometimes, the$ e'en "pa$ thro*gh the nose" ( the$ pa$

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too m*ch &or things! + am not rich! + i not "ma%e a %illing" in the stoc% mar%etwhen m$ stoc%s increase in 'al*e!mone$ is no o)#ect- el inero no es pro)lema, el precio es lo e menos. pa$thro*gh the nose- pagar emasiao, pagar *n precio eor)itante 0literalmente,epresa ser lle'ao e la nari3 0nose1 para comprar comp*lsi'amente1. ma%e a%illing- hacer *n gran negocio, &orrarse.

Yet, + am not poor either! When + go o*t with &riens, + o not want to "shello*t" ( or pa$ a lot o& mone$! O&ten, m$ &riens an + will "chip in" ( or pa$

#ointl$ &or a &*n night o*t! When we go to resta*rants, the meal is "D*tch treat"( each person pa$s his or her own share!shell o*t- esem)olsar inero, soltar la pasta e la )illetera 0literalmente, shello*t signi&ica pelar, 4*itar la c6scara e *n &r*to seco1. chip in- recolectar ineropara hacer *n gasto en con#*nto, hacer *na 'aca 0literalmente, en el p24*ercolocar las &ichas 0chips1 e caa *no so)re la mesa1. D*tch treat- con'ite aescote, con'ite a la inglesa 0caa *no paga lo 4*e cons*me1.

Once, the owner o& a resta*rant ga'e *s a inner "on the ho*se" ( we i notha'e to pa$ &or o*r meals! 5owe'er, + amit that we ha to "grease someone9s

palm" ( we ha to pa$ mone$ to the emplo$ee who le *s to o*r ta)le! /hemone$ was &or a special re4*est! Yes, it was a ")*$:o&&" ( the emplo$ee p*t *sat the top o& the list &or a ta)le instea o& ma%ing *s wait li%e e'er$one else!We ha a great time that night an the meal i not "set me )ac%" at all ( + inot ha'e to pa$ an$thing!on the ho*se- por c*enta e la casa, la casa in'ita, pagao por el *e;o.grease someone9s palm- so)ornar, coimear 0literalmente, *ntar la mano ealg*ien1. )*$:o&&- so)orno, coima. i not set me )ac%- no me cost2.

7eca*se o& that eperience, + will alwa$s remem)er that nice things stillhappen in a worl that is "ri'en )$ mone$"! 7*t, that is "#*st m$ two centsworth" ( it is #*st m$ opinion!

is ri'en )$ mone$- tiene a'ie3 por el inero, est6 go)ernao por el inero.that is #*st m$ two cents worth- eso es lo 4*e $o pienso, es mi opini2n, es miparecer, es lo 4*e a m< me parece!

"Wors an their stories", in VOA Special English, was written )$ =ill oss! +9m>aith Lapi*s!