Money, in life it is a must. 192

It aint till ya get to my age that you start to cash in ya assets, then realize you had done just like our old man did years ago when we always thought what a tight arsed old git, and  done the same thing me sen without knowing it.

Money, in life it is a must.

If there’s one thing ya conna do, without in life it is a must,

Fa comfort and for energy, it’s always boom or bust,

Ta buy or sell, to try to swell, to savings bank ya thrust,

Surplus money, it’s hard to save, when yov earned an onest crust

Ya money’s what ya need right now, n’ savings got to raid,

With all the bills paid up to date, as the tax man wields his blade,

With nothing left on the bottom line, red ink now displayed,

Ya start again n’ work like ell, in blood n’ tears n’ sweat yuv flayed.

Be persistent don’t give up, it’ll come right in the end,

Money now, you’ve got it saved, and too dam mean to spend,

Tight as a ducks arse, that you are, still make do and mend,

Ya conna tek it with you, when six foot down impends.

Owd Fred

Money is like a sixth sense without which you cannot make a complete use of the other five.

W Somerset Maugham  (1874 - 1965)