How to handle a smaller bonus cheque

a) cry uncontrollably
b) downgrade that Ferrari on order to a Porsche
c) resign immediately and dramatically - you can worry about the mortgage later
d) attempt magnanimous good grace - after all it’s still six figures

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e) Rice and Beans instead of Surf & Turf
f) J. Roget instead of Dom Perignon

 

Early retire to the status of a retail trader and then you can buy the Bugatti!