The time we’ve been waiting for is finally here. It’s December, ladies and gentleman!

You know what that means, right?

People will want to spend money on all sorts of things just for the sake of festive entertainment. Some will go on expensive holidays, buy expensive clothes, do a lot of grocery shopping, finally buy that phone they’ve been eyeing the whole year and many other things. The list of things to spend money on probably doesn’t end. But can we really afford these things or does the festive mood make us want things so badly that we forget about what we actually have in our bank accounts?

Well, if there’s one thing I can tell you it’s that some have found a solution to their festive season money problems.

I was in the taxi on Friday listening to music, but I could still hear what was being said by the passengers. As soon as I heard one of them say “minister of finance” I knew I had to switch off my mp3 player and listen. And I wasn’t disappointed. According to these two chicks who were sitting next to me in the backseat, no girl should be broke during the festive season when there are so many guys out there who are willing to pay for what a girl wants. I listened even more carefully when one of them spoke about her minister of finance.

“My minister of finance won a court case in September this year and he’s been spoiling me ever since. When I want a new hairstyle all I do is mess up the style I already have even if it’s still fresh. I know he hates seeing my hair looking messy.”

I was tempted to ask them who or what exactly a minister of finance is, but I decided to just keep listening for the answers.

“My minister is so afraid of pregnancy that when I need money I just tell him I need to go for an injection and he gives me two hundred without any hassles,” is what the second chick said in response to the first one.

The crazy thing, though, is that it’s not only girls who use tricks to get money, some guys are just as devious. One guy I know is the child of divorced parents and instead of being depressed by the fact that his parents are divorced, he uses it to fill his pockets with money. Other than a few other guys in my street, this is the one guy that always seems to have money every weekend. How does he do it? It’s simple, actually.

To his mom he says: “Dad told me he’s broke this weekend but his girlfriend had a brand new Gucci handbag on her arm.” When he speaks with his dad he uses a different story.

“Things have been tough at home in the last month, Dad. Mom’s company is having financial problems and she can’t afford to give me money this week.”

My December money was earned in a much more old-fashioned way. I saved up. For a couple of months now my plan has been simple. I knew I wanted to go watch a bunch of movies this December so I saved up for movie tickets and the popcorn expenses that come with it.

But it’s time to hear about your December money. So talk to me, ladies and gentleman.

Do you have money for all the things you want to do this festive season?

And if you don’t, what are you willing to do to get that money?

#ChatBack: Would you go as far as tricking your parents into giving you money or getting yourselves sugar mamas and ministers of finance or do you other plans for getting money?