Being responsible...
Oh, I hate it when I start thinking like that. Just because it usually means I have to give up on something. But looking at my finances (aka the money I owe), I am going to have to do something to get it under control.
There some options I will be looking into to bring my debt back down but something is going to have to give.
In this case conventions. Which really sucks. I don't want to not go but I think I am going to have to so I can use that money to get my debt under control.
I had already decided not to go to Tekko next year but now even Balticon is out. This sucks, and I really hate doing this. Especially since the convention is so bloody close. (I could drive to it! 30 minute drive!) But I am going to have to get this crap paid off. Current methods are not working. Have to start getting more drastic or I will never get rid of it.
(FYI- reason for the debt is mainly from about 2 years ago when I got injured. I had to use my credit cards to cover things like treatment and I couldn't work many hours, so my pay REALLY sucked then. Since they have jacked-up the interest, most of my payment-which I am throwing a lot at them- is going to interest and not paying them down as fast as it should. Which is why I am looking at some new options.)
I keep telling myself this is a good thing. Haven't been having as much fun at conventions recently anyway, so some time off from them might be a good thing for me to be away from them for a bit. Get my life back on track. Change jobs. Get away from working with the public for a while. Then maybe all the crowds of people at the conventions won't get to me as much. Think that's what really my problem at cons- the fact that I am always around lots of people and not getting enough "away" time to de-stress myself. My cranky, anti-social side starts showing itself.
Dang it. I really hate it when I get all responsible and actually tell myself "no" for something. But then, I guess that's part of being an adult.
Growing-up is so over-rated.
And I know there are people who are just not going to get this. So I get to look forward to a year of people trying to guilt me into things and such. Yippee.
There some options I will be looking into to bring my debt back down but something is going to have to give.
In this case conventions. Which really sucks. I don't want to not go but I think I am going to have to so I can use that money to get my debt under control.
I had already decided not to go to Tekko next year but now even Balticon is out. This sucks, and I really hate doing this. Especially since the convention is so bloody close. (I could drive to it! 30 minute drive!) But I am going to have to get this crap paid off. Current methods are not working. Have to start getting more drastic or I will never get rid of it.
(FYI- reason for the debt is mainly from about 2 years ago when I got injured. I had to use my credit cards to cover things like treatment and I couldn't work many hours, so my pay REALLY sucked then. Since they have jacked-up the interest, most of my payment-which I am throwing a lot at them- is going to interest and not paying them down as fast as it should. Which is why I am looking at some new options.)
I keep telling myself this is a good thing. Haven't been having as much fun at conventions recently anyway, so some time off from them might be a good thing for me to be away from them for a bit. Get my life back on track. Change jobs. Get away from working with the public for a while. Then maybe all the crowds of people at the conventions won't get to me as much. Think that's what really my problem at cons- the fact that I am always around lots of people and not getting enough "away" time to de-stress myself. My cranky, anti-social side starts showing itself.
Dang it. I really hate it when I get all responsible and actually tell myself "no" for something. But then, I guess that's part of being an adult.
Growing-up is so over-rated.
And I know there are people who are just not going to get this. So I get to look forward to a year of people trying to guilt me into things and such. Yippee.