Non-parametric K-sample tests of differences in medians between the groups found a difference at the 5% significance level for major one off expenses at week 20 and lost leisure time at week 70.
'The price of interment in Spain is about double that of England.' Be warned, though, that burial is not necessarily a one-off expense.
If Greece were to quit, the first-year cost would be 40-50% of GDP, and subsequent annual costs would be around 15%.Such costs dwarf the one-off expense to Germany of bailing out Greece, Ireland and Portugal were they to default.
"Fourth-quarter profit will be pressured by one-off expenses: performance payouts and some $1 billion in legal provisioning relating to the Apple litigation," said Lee Sun-tae, an analyst at NH Investment & Securities.
These loans are designed to cover one-off expenses until the next pay packet, but missed-payment charges and interest rates in the payday market are extortionate so the debt can quickly spiral out of control.
If central funding for local welfare schemes is axed we will see more families forced to use pay day lenders, and one-off expenses becoming full-blown crises for families".
Before we get too carried away, it's worth remembering that LinkedIn is still making a loss – in fact it posted a loss ten times higher than it did in the same period last year, although much of that was down to one-off expenses.
It is thought the loss is mainly due to one-off expenses associated with its stock market launch, but investors are now worrying about slowing revenue growth.
Use the other paycheck to build up savings, eliminate debt, and pay for one-off expenses, such as hospital costs and start-up baby paraphernalia.
The loss was mainly due to one-off expenses associated with its flotation - excluding staff share schemes, Facebook would have made a profit of $295m.
But the South Korean company said operating profit for its mobile phone unit rose 18% from the previous three months, in part due to "positive impact from adjustments of one-off expenses".
