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Just thinking....
| Mon, 01-12-2009 - 10:47pm |
- That I hate having to keep track of everything we spend
- That I wish it wasn't so hard NOT to spend money
- That I'd tell my friends if I found something cute at a great price, but I'd never tell them I'm proud of myself for finally making a whole week with no spending.
- That at times I'm sad I can't give my kids everything I'd like to because of foolish $ choices DH and I made.
- That I should remember to be greatful that I CAN give my kids everything they need (and somethings that they don't even need)

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- if we were not in the financial mess we are in, we could have had the puppy that we so desperately want
- that I hate having to police dh’s spending. He has started understanding the graveness of the situation and hope I do not have to keep track much longer
- that if we had the money, we could do some infertility treatment
- that all our journeys in life has been tortuous but we are grateful that we have reached our destinations
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--I hate having to say NO to my kids when they want to go to McDolands
--I laugh at myself because my calculator is almost worn out from "running the numbers again"
--I hate it that I am not in a position to save for a house for me and my kids, I am even having trouble with my baby emergency fund.
--I hate it that I cannot stop thinking about money
-I wish we would have never bought this house and would have just rented first. Then we would have realized how much it costs to live without having a mortgage involved.
-But then I think that if we wouldn't have gone through these struggles, our whole life would be different...where would we be? We wouldn't have pushed ourselves to make more money so maybe we'd still be making 30K a year instead of twice that.
-Maybe this struggle will be worth it in the end. I hope so!
-But I'll tell you one thing...I cannot wait to get out of this 800 square foot condo. I can't wait to buy a house! It's what keeps me going on this budget.
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Just thinking:
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
PLUS . . .
- I should have my money working for me, not me working for my money.
- I should not be stressed about having a basic, love-filled wedding and the heck with everyone else's opinions on what I should have at my wedding.
- I should remember that clean, running water is a want in some countries.
- I should remember that my DF and future kids will be affected by the finanical choices I make now and have made in the past and that I better prepare to be a better role model than I had for finances.
- I can't take it with me when I go.
AND...........
- I was just thinking how I wish I didn't think about money all the time.
- I was just thinking, What would it be like to actually have a budget that worked, even if it was tight, I don't care, just so I can balance the darn thing. (That's the 20 year banker coming out!)
Norma
"Patience is the best remedy for every trouble"- Plautus
-I wish I didn't feel terror everytime I went to the mailbox as I anticipate bills that I don't want to see.
- I was just thinking that I wish I could afford a shrink that would tell me why I have spent so much in the past. But of course I can't afford it because I'm in debt. What a vicious circle.
-I wonder when my debt is gone, will DH and I THEN be happy?
- I'm very glad that dh and I do NOT fight about money. We learned early in our marriage that fighting about money won't make us have more of it -- so why bother?
- I'm glad that my kids have learned - at a young age - that you don't need every video game, toy, etc that you see. You really think about what you want instead of making a spur-of-the-moment decision about something.
- I wish that dh and I would have been taught how to handle money -- I'll be sure to do this with my kids.
- I'm glad that we both have jobs -- even if they aren't the best paying jobs.
- I'm glad for generous family who gave us our home with no strings attached.
---I wish I didn't have to double and triple think about my purchases before actually making them.
---I wish I had been more open with my DH sooner when we were low on money and didn't resort to c/c's for things when I could have talked to him more openly about cutting back.
---I wish we didn't have to see our c/c's in the $20,000+ catergory..............
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