paychecks from purgatory

A take on the old expression 'pennies from heaven', in which a person expecting to get paid some money owed them when they most need it, is left with nothing or much less than expected.

Man1: I gotta come up with a hundred bucks to pay that speeding ticket before my old man finds out. Hey, remember that fifty you borrowed a couple weeks back?

Man2: Oh, yeah; right. Listen; I'll get that to you in a couple weeks, K?

Man 1: Ah, you're leaving me with paychecks from purgatory!

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