| 3/07/2007 |
A WHOLE LOTTA SPENDIN' MONEY
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Money has always been an issue for me. When I first moved away from home. I took it upon myself to be the one that was in charge of the bills, even tho I had a roommate. There were two incomes for one place. Bills were split evenly and fairly. It was a great arrangement. When I ended up having a place of my own, at first I was concerned that I wasn't going to be able to make it. Single people do it all the time, sure... But I never had. The prospect was daunting at first. Welcome to the real world. Here is your first set of bills. Oh, and we'll need a deposit on all this as well.
I was able to manage my financial affairs just fine. Then I lost my job. I made some poor financial decisions and lost control of my money for a while. I hated it. I felt like all the financial independence that I'd worked so hard to achieve was lost in a matter of months. It sucks. It happens, but it sucks. I think since then things have been rough. Moving is expensive. Even when you do the moving yourself, it is expensive. The situation now is that I am surviving. I'm floating... treading water. I am slowly making my way back to dry land. In a few years I went from never even dreaming of using my credit card to using it almost too often.
Right now, the bills are paid, but I dread balancing my checking account. I don't ask for sympathy or pity of any kind. I guess I only mention it as a wake up call to anyone who doesn't think it can happen. Money is a cruel mistress. It's unfortunate that it has to be the way it is. I'd be much happier raising chicken in order to barter with locals for supplies. Ok, that's a lie. I'm sure I'd catch some sort of bird flu that way. My point is... Money may not bring happiness, but the lack of money doesn't bring it either.Labels: money |
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I posted this @ 3/07/2007 11:55:00 AM.............Need a link?..........
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