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| Tue, 05-03-2005 - 11:38pm |
It's an expensive week. I am going to be attaching a hose to my ATM card and spraying my money all over the place the next couple of days to prepare for an event this weekend...and then hopefully after I pay off my car repair bill in 2 weeks (a goal), I will be able to settle into a consistent pattern of PAYING DOWN DEBT AND LOW SPENDING........................I'm so anxious for it.
Now that I have read a similar post here, I keep thinking about a friend I have who is in some serious financial trouble, and she knows what it is due to, but she doesn't seem to be taking a logical approach to handling it and resents any suggestions I make to start working out of it...I think she is waiting for me to open my purse, or at least I think she expects me to open my purse when the bottom drops out for her, but I have been trying to let her know I'm in no position to give her any money ... but I am here for support. It's been going on for a long time. Sometimes I am amazed how low rock bottom can be. I used to help her out, but then I finally realized that I wasn't really helping her....she wasn't improving her own situation no matter how many times I bailed her and her kids out. So I stopped giving her money, and then she was more intent on keeping her job. Well, she's in school part time now, but she's finally realizing that if she wants to get ahead NOW, she'll have to put school aside for a few years and work full time. She's in a really precarious position financially, but I need to let her solve her problems for herself. Financial health will be more valuable to her if she achieves it on her own, and I have to tell myself that. And tell myself that. And tell myself that. I hate seeing people suffering, but............is that part of the learning experience for some folks?
Littlesbigs

Hang in there!!!
Becky
CL of 4th, 5th & 6th grade Scoliosis