At an old job, our per-diem was basically cash and we didn't submit receipts for reimbursement. Here's some money, whatever you don't spend, is yours to keep. M

At an old job, our per-diem was basically cash and we didn't submit receipts for reimbursement. Here's some money, whatever you don't spend, is yours to keep. Most of the guys just saw it as incentive to stay cheap and blow the extra at the bar.. So we'd stay as cheap as possible. Double, triple, quadruple up on rooms. Sleeping bag on the floor, scheduling who showers when. Learned the trick of laying a line of luggage down the middle of the bed, so if you accidentally snuggle up to something in the middle of the night, it's just a duffel bag. I think per diem was in the $60-70/night range at the time, I don't recall exactly. But I know after a few months of working out of town, I was suddenly able to afford my next car without a loan. But if the company tried to _require_ that? Oh, hell no. Heeeeelllllll no.