Always with the money issues
Le-sigh....
Fair warning....i'm just going to complain and whine for a minute.
So, money has been tight...real tight. For that reason, i've quit my gym and both hubby and I quit our favorite morning ritual of getting lattes at the local espresso stand, we eat at home all of the time, shop at costco and stick to the list. For a while, hubby just hasn't been getting very many hours. It is the nature of the business. But FINALLY he's been getting some steady hours. We thought we might actually catch up and be able to breathe. Ahahahahaha...that is what we get for thinking. Hubby's car is in the shop and it is going to cost $1630 + tax to repair. We bought the damn car for $2500. We took it to our normal shop so I am sure they aren't ripping us off. And the repairs are pretty significant. Both items are essential to driving a car daily. The brake system needs a lot of work (new master cylinder, brake booster and brake lines) and then there was a realy bad oil leak that needs fixed. So there's that.
We don't want to but I think we are going to sell the vanagon we just got a few months ago. We're both heart sick over it but it seems to be the right thing to do. We only owe $8000 on it and it is worth nearly $30,000. We could pay that loan, the credit cards and pay down another debt. It would really give us breathing room (so we think anyway). But, it is our dream recreational vehicle and the kids love it and the dogs love it and it just fits our little family perfectly.
I'm so heartbroken because i've been trying to come up with money for school this fall and I just don't think that is going to happen. I did turn in my financial aid application but am not sure it will go through in time for fall quarter. *sigh* I will just keep pushing toward that goal. It is all I can do at the moment.
I need to get out of my job situation badly. I know it is what is causing all my health issues. One day back to work after being on vacation and I ended up with a migraine (one that was bad enough to make me barf). The whole time on vacation I didn't have ANY headaches OR sleep issues. Plus, the painful acne that I get (which was thought to be caused by early menopause) goes away when I am gone.
Hubby and I are working on a plan to change my situation...I just need to continue to be patient and try to work through things.
I do remember to count my blessings though. I have a lot of good things in my life.
Fair warning....i'm just going to complain and whine for a minute.
So, money has been tight...real tight. For that reason, i've quit my gym and both hubby and I quit our favorite morning ritual of getting lattes at the local espresso stand, we eat at home all of the time, shop at costco and stick to the list. For a while, hubby just hasn't been getting very many hours. It is the nature of the business. But FINALLY he's been getting some steady hours. We thought we might actually catch up and be able to breathe. Ahahahahaha...that is what we get for thinking. Hubby's car is in the shop and it is going to cost $1630 + tax to repair. We bought the damn car for $2500. We took it to our normal shop so I am sure they aren't ripping us off. And the repairs are pretty significant. Both items are essential to driving a car daily. The brake system needs a lot of work (new master cylinder, brake booster and brake lines) and then there was a realy bad oil leak that needs fixed. So there's that.
We don't want to but I think we are going to sell the vanagon we just got a few months ago. We're both heart sick over it but it seems to be the right thing to do. We only owe $8000 on it and it is worth nearly $30,000. We could pay that loan, the credit cards and pay down another debt. It would really give us breathing room (so we think anyway). But, it is our dream recreational vehicle and the kids love it and the dogs love it and it just fits our little family perfectly.
I'm so heartbroken because i've been trying to come up with money for school this fall and I just don't think that is going to happen. I did turn in my financial aid application but am not sure it will go through in time for fall quarter. *sigh* I will just keep pushing toward that goal. It is all I can do at the moment.
I need to get out of my job situation badly. I know it is what is causing all my health issues. One day back to work after being on vacation and I ended up with a migraine (one that was bad enough to make me barf). The whole time on vacation I didn't have ANY headaches OR sleep issues. Plus, the painful acne that I get (which was thought to be caused by early menopause) goes away when I am gone.
Hubby and I are working on a plan to change my situation...I just need to continue to be patient and try to work through things.
I do remember to count my blessings though. I have a lot of good things in my life.