Quote by Fred Ward

I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until the next morning. There was a bar that would cash your check if you bought a beer first. A lot of guys never left until they'd drunk up all their money.

I doing casual labor by the day. They wouldn't pay you until

Summary

This quote highlights the struggles of the speaker's work situation and the role of alcohol in coping with financial uncertainty. Due to being paid daily for their casual labor, the speaker had to wait until the next morning to receive their payment. To bridge this gap, a bar allowed customers to cash their checks if they bought a beer. Unfortunately, many individuals, possibly struggling with financial security, ended up spending all their money on drinks and were unable to save any of it.

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