More money = more money issues
The good news is that with my first real paycheck, I was able to pay rent, fix the car, pay two months' worth of bills and late fees, and go out to eat with Forest a few times and see a cool movie. And I get another paycheck at some vague point next week which may be Wednesday night, Thursday morning, or Friday afternoon.
At the J-W, all of those things would take a month's worth of paychecks (assuming I worked enough overtime to bring home the same income) and we'd be flat broke.
And, well, we're flat broke. For a week or so. I probably should not have paid off more than the past-due on bills that were not coming with disconnect warnings, but I underestimated how much gas and water would put the pinch on.
I hate the fact that I'm now making more money than ever and I've still got moths in the wallet. I keep telling myself that this is temporary, that we won't get behind on bills like that ever again, that we've only got one or two really big expenses in the next couple of months and then we're good.
But this morning, looking at my online bank information, I'm both disappointed in where I am right now as well as impatient that it's not better already.
Le sigh.
At the J-W, all of those things would take a month's worth of paychecks (assuming I worked enough overtime to bring home the same income) and we'd be flat broke.
And, well, we're flat broke. For a week or so. I probably should not have paid off more than the past-due on bills that were not coming with disconnect warnings, but I underestimated how much gas and water would put the pinch on.
I hate the fact that I'm now making more money than ever and I've still got moths in the wallet. I keep telling myself that this is temporary, that we won't get behind on bills like that ever again, that we've only got one or two really big expenses in the next couple of months and then we're good.
But this morning, looking at my online bank information, I'm both disappointed in where I am right now as well as impatient that it's not better already.
Le sigh.