Mercenary

Besides the $450 paycheck (or rather allowance) that I receive monthly, there are other ways of earning fast cash. Realised that in my camp (not sure in other camp though), there is a price tag to everything. People strive to slack as much as possible, thus they offer a lucrative deal to mercenaries to do their mundane duties.

*Eg: Weekday guard duty=$80-$120

Weekend guard duty=$200++
Flag bearer (mon to thur)=$15
Flag bearer on Friday=$20
*note: Prices maybe subjected to change.

If you could recall, I was quite sarcastic towards the vices in my camp. Here's approaching it from a practical point of view. Assuming that the poor sod earns $450 a month:

Cigarettes=$9.50 -$11 every 2 days
Geylang (you know what i mean)=$40
Booze=$50-$80
Food=$3-$5 (daily)
Transport=$3 (daily)
So, end up with:$450-$11 X 15 -$3 X 30 -$3 X 30 -$40 -$50= $15 ++--
Thats what he earns every month.
Moral(e) of story: If you want to be rich, don't engage in vices. That doesn't mean that once you are rich, you go find vices.