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you know, ive noticed one overwhelmingly bizarre happening that has occurred in my life....i have been condemned for "having money" by many people. its happened to me on more than one occassion and thats what made me think about it. i mean, by no means am i filthy rich or anything, but yes, my family has a good amount of money, enough for my mother and i to live very comfortably. i think outsiders[aka people that dont know me very very very well- not many people do anyways] tend to see it as me being a typical Cockeysville rich bitch. but ive just happened to be able to grow up in decent circumstances, i wont say wonderful circumstances cuz part of the money that my family as acquired/used to help us out is from my dads death benefits from his life insurance policy. he was the breadwinner of the family, and there are only 2 of us now, so that money helped out a lot. plus, my dad had millions of dollars worth of collectibles that he had bought/sold/traded throughout his lifetime, and when he passed away, my mother and i were left w/ it. he had some seriously remarkable stuff in the back of our basement. thankfully, one of his best friends was willing to go through all of the stuff he collected and put it up for auction and get us as much money for the stuff as he could. we walked away from the 2 ginormous auctions w/ over one million bucks. also since we moved out of the single family home we had and into this townhouse, we had some surplus cuz our old house sold for a lot. my mom and dad always kept it in awesome condition. so it was on the market for under a week before it was officially sold.
i dont know why im writing this all down in here, but for some reason i am. i think its helping me to be able to justify why i am lucky enough to have what i do have. i shouldnt have to justify my lifestyle to anyone, but i dont know, im just sick of being condemned for having any amount of cash.
well anyways, my[extended] family has always been awesome when it comes to helping one another out. and my grandfather offered to pay for my schooling since my junior year of high school. that meant he paid nearly $10,000 per year for me to attend NDP. and hes continued to pay for my college education and well as rent. he is an unbelievable person and his willingness to help my mother and i out is so wonderful, i cant even describe in words how great he is. he is a smart business man, and was a prominent banker in the area before he retired, so when it comes to money, he knows what hes doing. thats why he has so much stock piled and just sitting in the bank. i mean hes taking our family on a cruise this summer, and this is the second time hes done that! that so overly generous of him. he is also one person who knows the stock market. not many people are really proficient in the ways of trading and such, but man, he knows what hes doing. so much so that now my money in my stocks has risen enough that i can cash in and eventually get a new car cuz my Kia isnt gonna last too much longer i think lol. plastic cars can only work for so long!
so basically now my mom and i are both working and of course, she makes more money than me, i mean, i only work 16 hours a week. and she works 40. she has awesome benefits cuz she works for Balto. Co. and that saves us a lot of money[especially b/c of my frequent trips to the doctors and need for many perscriptions]. since its just her and i, things are easier on us than most people. but other things that can harder as well. i mean its me, her, and Darcy living here. and by no means do we consume/go through as much stuff as large families do. its just a matter of us being too busy to do a whole lot of stuff. and my mom does sacrifice things for herself in order for me to do certain things. i cant thank her enough for her willingness to put me before her, even though i dont think she should sometimes. but i am at least able to contribute in some small way b/c my paycheck and her paycheck get deposited into the same checking account, so we can pull money from our combined funds. that makes me feel a little less like a big old mooch.
damn, i gotta go. i have a stat test to worry about today :(. wish me luck. maybe ill write more later on. ciao ciao.
i dont know why im writing this all down in here, but for some reason i am. i think its helping me to be able to justify why i am lucky enough to have what i do have. i shouldnt have to justify my lifestyle to anyone, but i dont know, im just sick of being condemned for having any amount of cash.
well anyways, my[extended] family has always been awesome when it comes to helping one another out. and my grandfather offered to pay for my schooling since my junior year of high school. that meant he paid nearly $10,000 per year for me to attend NDP. and hes continued to pay for my college education and well as rent. he is an unbelievable person and his willingness to help my mother and i out is so wonderful, i cant even describe in words how great he is. he is a smart business man, and was a prominent banker in the area before he retired, so when it comes to money, he knows what hes doing. thats why he has so much stock piled and just sitting in the bank. i mean hes taking our family on a cruise this summer, and this is the second time hes done that! that so overly generous of him. he is also one person who knows the stock market. not many people are really proficient in the ways of trading and such, but man, he knows what hes doing. so much so that now my money in my stocks has risen enough that i can cash in and eventually get a new car cuz my Kia isnt gonna last too much longer i think lol. plastic cars can only work for so long!
so basically now my mom and i are both working and of course, she makes more money than me, i mean, i only work 16 hours a week. and she works 40. she has awesome benefits cuz she works for Balto. Co. and that saves us a lot of money[especially b/c of my frequent trips to the doctors and need for many perscriptions]. since its just her and i, things are easier on us than most people. but other things that can harder as well. i mean its me, her, and Darcy living here. and by no means do we consume/go through as much stuff as large families do. its just a matter of us being too busy to do a whole lot of stuff. and my mom does sacrifice things for herself in order for me to do certain things. i cant thank her enough for her willingness to put me before her, even though i dont think she should sometimes. but i am at least able to contribute in some small way b/c my paycheck and her paycheck get deposited into the same checking account, so we can pull money from our combined funds. that makes me feel a little less like a big old mooch.
damn, i gotta go. i have a stat test to worry about today :(. wish me luck. maybe ill write more later on. ciao ciao.