Feel like I need to scream.....
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| Mon, 03-23-2009 - 12:00pm |
I feel like going out into the empty woods and screaming in frustration! Seriously. The electrical work cost $350 more than we expected and we had to dip into savings for that. It was necessary additional work to repair bad wiring and there was no way the electrician would have known about it in advance.
While I am excited about school the books definitely set me back $300 (charged). There is a chance I can get some of it reimbursed through work but not till the end of the year.
The brakes on the car $370. The poor dog needed surgery and that was $600 (I would not give her up for the world or any cost - we do not have kids and she is my buddy. Sorry it is one area I won't negotiate on...I only say this bc recently someone - not here- told me that I could save money by giving up my dog.)
Everything seems more expensive these days. I know I am not the only one going through this. I am trying but it seems like one step forward 2 steps back. GACK!
I know it will all work out in the long run. I know as a homeowner we will continue to get decent tax refunds (we make sure to have enough deducted from our paychecks) and my DH has picked up some extra work; bless him for that.
I just feel like we will never get ahead of the debt and I am not talking about my mortgage I can live with the debt or mortgage and student loans. It is all the other debt that seems inevitable to keep up with living these days. I am frustrated by it all! we do not go out and buy unnecessary things. We don't have a fancy TV; we drive cars that are over 10 years old; I feel like I can't even eat as healthy as I would like because it costs so much!
I am blessed in my life. I know this. Right now though I want to scream
Thank you for tolerating this whiny post.



This is not a whiny post. Ok, well it is but you are entitled!
Sometimes life just kicks us in the butt and we need to vent it out. I am glad you know that life IS good for you - but the roadblocks you are coming up with are crappy.
I am sorry about your dog- our animals are our family and someone who doesn't realize that just isn't worth explaining that to. I just knock on wood that my sister is a vet! She has saved us much in vet costs.
Your setbacks are legit and think how much worse it would be if you didn't have an efund! You are doing great - chin up.
Hey, seems to be hitting a lot of us this time of year and YES things are really expensive anymore.
I would love to have a guy come in and do work on our basement, but there is no way we could afford it.
The kids car is now making a grinding noise - wheel bearing!
Well I will say cheer up too. But life does suck. Being on this earth as long as I have I know this is so true. You do take one step forward and then two steps back all the time. The best you can do is have some anything doesn't matter how much so the steps back or not so far back.
I was doing so good the last part of last
I would like to put in a public service reminder :)
WELL SAID!
Thanks for the smile.
I was just laughing to myself. Wouldn't that be a loud wooded area if we all screamed when we wanted to? It might be contagious also. I have often thought of this, and when I do my screaming--my debt will be paid off and I will have a bottle of wine or gin or something with me to celebrate and calm my throat.
Yes, things come up. They always do(sorry about the doggy). We just have to keep treading water, hang onto the life support(efund and dh) and keep going!
Thank you all for understanding, offering words of wisdom, and making me laugh and smile.
Marley (the pooch) is home now, all doped up with glassy eyes and a tee-shirt on (to cover her incision). The mass was benign (phew) and within a week she should be back to her old self.
My husband is working in the next room and I get to work from home tomorrow to watch the pooch. All is good and for this exact moment I am not incurring any new debt.
:-) Thanks again. Michelle
I remember my Twinkie angel having a toe removed due to a squamous cell carcinoma(it was cancerous) BUT then she was also a good 15 years old. I did lose her that winter but not due to the cancer.