The Plight of Ms. P

 Rachel, Neill, & Laura

You are a 66-year-old African American woman. You are single, living alone in an apartment in a low-income community. Last week, you lost your job and you currently have 687 dollars in the bank. You will receive one more paycheck in the mail and you estimate it should be around 250 dollars. How do you decide to use the funds that you have?
Pay the rent, which is $675.
Wait and see if you have enough money left at the end of the month to pay the rent.