Possible Clues:

• On the first of the month I got married and lost ten per cent
• When I got married after the beginning of last month it took a lot out of me
• Destroyed diced meat gone off
• Last month I got married and it set me back 10%
• It was a considerable loss when I got married after the first of last month
• I'm in the cat, indeed, with considerable loss
• After a month I got married and that cut me down to size
• To be married after the first of the month means serious loss
• When last month one got married, one lost ten per cent
• At the end of the month I got married and that cut me down to size