Just when I thought that I couldn't get screwed over any worse at work...
So I don't remember whether or not I posted anything about it (I'm sure I did, because I was PISSED!!), but in July, my work screwed me over with money. Bad. I won't go into details because it'll just piss me off more...but let's just say...they expect me to pay them enough money that would equal a new car. They were also cutting about $500/month from what I thought I was making. Did I mention that I was struggling financially before that? So, I was worried about having to sell my condo, etc. for a while. I'm getting back to that point.
So...since I was already down $500/month from what I was used to, I had to figure the "paying back" part VERY carefully. So for the rest of last year until I got settled...I was going to be giving up my bonuses. Not fun because that's usually when I was able to "catch up" a bit on things, but at least it was something that wouldn't hit too hard yet.
So...fast forward 2 weeks, and I got my first bonus check. Ok, fair enough...I had to write a check to the company for the amount. I could handle that, I just wouldn't count on it. That's fine. I wrote them a check back in August for almost $300 (which screwed up the taxes on my paycheck...but that's another story ENTIRELY which I'm not willing to even think about at the moment).
So...fast forward 6 months. Yesterday I went to the bank to deposit a measly amount of money for some stuff I bought for my mommy. I see my balance is MUCH lower than I expected it to be yet, considering I *just* got paid last Friday. I remember that it's the 20th and my insurance company should be taking out a substantial amount. Ok...that's something I plan on. Fair enough. I even made a comment to Lys "Man, I sure hope it's that low because of my insurance."
I'm sure you can all see where this is going. I check my account this morning, and I literally have $100 to my name to last me until next Friday. I have a few automatic payments that are supposed to come out before then. Huh. I check my account closely, and nope...my insurance hasn't gone through yet...but OH LOOK! My check from 6 FREAKIN MONTHS AGO has!!
Good hell. I can't TAKE any more monetary stress. I just can't. I now have $100 in my account and my Insurance will be trying to take much more than that any day now.
So this morning...I will be calling to cancel the cable, calling the insurance company to see if I can steal money from my life insurance account, calling to make an appointment to donte (read as SELL) plasma, one more call to change my cell phone plan back to the bare minimum, and will spend half of the morning working on my resume because the 2nd job I've been thinking about getting to make things a little easier has suddenly become a necessity. None of these things are immediate enough to help at the moment (besides possibly stealing life insurance money), but hopefully it will prevent this type of panic from happening in the future. I can't take surprises like this anymore.
SO if anyone knows any decent night/weekend jobs in Utah, let me know :-P. I can use all the leads I can get *sigh*.
So...since I was already down $500/month from what I was used to, I had to figure the "paying back" part VERY carefully. So for the rest of last year until I got settled...I was going to be giving up my bonuses. Not fun because that's usually when I was able to "catch up" a bit on things, but at least it was something that wouldn't hit too hard yet.
So...fast forward 2 weeks, and I got my first bonus check. Ok, fair enough...I had to write a check to the company for the amount. I could handle that, I just wouldn't count on it. That's fine. I wrote them a check back in August for almost $300 (which screwed up the taxes on my paycheck...but that's another story ENTIRELY which I'm not willing to even think about at the moment).
So...fast forward 6 months. Yesterday I went to the bank to deposit a measly amount of money for some stuff I bought for my mommy. I see my balance is MUCH lower than I expected it to be yet, considering I *just* got paid last Friday. I remember that it's the 20th and my insurance company should be taking out a substantial amount. Ok...that's something I plan on. Fair enough. I even made a comment to Lys "Man, I sure hope it's that low because of my insurance."
I'm sure you can all see where this is going. I check my account this morning, and I literally have $100 to my name to last me until next Friday. I have a few automatic payments that are supposed to come out before then. Huh. I check my account closely, and nope...my insurance hasn't gone through yet...but OH LOOK! My check from 6 FREAKIN MONTHS AGO has!!
Good hell. I can't TAKE any more monetary stress. I just can't. I now have $100 in my account and my Insurance will be trying to take much more than that any day now.
So this morning...I will be calling to cancel the cable, calling the insurance company to see if I can steal money from my life insurance account, calling to make an appointment to donte (read as SELL) plasma, one more call to change my cell phone plan back to the bare minimum, and will spend half of the morning working on my resume because the 2nd job I've been thinking about getting to make things a little easier has suddenly become a necessity. None of these things are immediate enough to help at the moment (besides possibly stealing life insurance money), but hopefully it will prevent this type of panic from happening in the future. I can't take surprises like this anymore.
SO if anyone knows any decent night/weekend jobs in Utah, let me know :-P. I can use all the leads I can get *sigh*.