insecurity
So I'm super excited that this baby is going to be a girl....and I'm looking forward to seeing her little face.
But our finances SUCK. This week we have been contacted by a new collections agency and wage garnishment is a real fear. :/
Poor Andy is SUPER stressed out, he's not sleeping well, he's been a VERY growly bear and he's starting to get cold sores from the stress. :(
He keeps applying to jobs, and out-of-state jobs seem to have the best possibility to help us get a leg up on our finances and finally push through the monetary glass ceiling he seems to be stuck under. One city in particular that's popping up frequently is Houston. The jobs he's finding are 100k+ and their cost of living is the same or less than here. We've also watched several episodes of House Hunters in Houston, and know that we can find a gorgeously huge house that's 5 bedrooms for under 200K. I'm not thrilled about the hurricane possibility, but I think if we look in the NW suburbs that'll lessen our fear. (hopefully that part isn't susceptible to tornadoes, yikes!)
I feel helpless because there's nothing I can do to help our money situation other than curb spending and light candles hoping that Mars will help us. My only concrete option that I can come up with is becoming a notary public - from what I've seen it should only cost around $50, and it's the only thing I can do being pregnant and having a toddler at home....and continue when I have a toddler and a newborn. I've mentioned it to Andy but he hasn't given me the green light yet, so I wait.....
If anyone else is reading this, please send some good employment vibes to Andy - it's frustrating to hear nothing back from anyone other than a few out-of-state jobs, but that hasn't happened since November. Moving is not my ideal, but we need to do whatever we can to help ourselves out of this financial pit we're in! And wherever he goes, I go - as long as we're all together that's all that matters!!!!!!!
But our finances SUCK. This week we have been contacted by a new collections agency and wage garnishment is a real fear. :/
Poor Andy is SUPER stressed out, he's not sleeping well, he's been a VERY growly bear and he's starting to get cold sores from the stress. :(
He keeps applying to jobs, and out-of-state jobs seem to have the best possibility to help us get a leg up on our finances and finally push through the monetary glass ceiling he seems to be stuck under. One city in particular that's popping up frequently is Houston. The jobs he's finding are 100k+ and their cost of living is the same or less than here. We've also watched several episodes of House Hunters in Houston, and know that we can find a gorgeously huge house that's 5 bedrooms for under 200K. I'm not thrilled about the hurricane possibility, but I think if we look in the NW suburbs that'll lessen our fear. (hopefully that part isn't susceptible to tornadoes, yikes!)
I feel helpless because there's nothing I can do to help our money situation other than curb spending and light candles hoping that Mars will help us. My only concrete option that I can come up with is becoming a notary public - from what I've seen it should only cost around $50, and it's the only thing I can do being pregnant and having a toddler at home....and continue when I have a toddler and a newborn. I've mentioned it to Andy but he hasn't given me the green light yet, so I wait.....
If anyone else is reading this, please send some good employment vibes to Andy - it's frustrating to hear nothing back from anyone other than a few out-of-state jobs, but that hasn't happened since November. Moving is not my ideal, but we need to do whatever we can to help ourselves out of this financial pit we're in! And wherever he goes, I go - as long as we're all together that's all that matters!!!!!!!