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malakijr

Money Woes

Jan 20, 2012 05:51

They cut our hours at work again, and I got my paycheck today, and it was $140. I think that's hilarious, because that's not even enough to pay bills, put aside for rent, and buy food for myself and also buy cat food (Bella is not amused, but for right now she still has some cat food left, so I'm trying to figure something out). Trying not to ( Read more... )

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peskipiksi January 20 2012, 15:19:13 UTC

o_O"

I am totally going to stop complaining about our household budget now. It's tight, but you made in this last paycheck only about 10 percent of what we spend just on goddamn student loans each month, so obviously I am doing Just Fine Thx.

Anyway, we are not so low on funds that I can't find $100 or so to help send you to the conference, if that helps. You can pay me back when hours pick up at work again, or by posting copious pictures of said conference and an exhaustive discussion about how much fun you had. :) Let me know.

malakijr January 20 2012, 21:35:11 UTC

That would be awesome. The scary thing is, I don't know if hours are going to pick up at work...even during the holiday season, people were only getting three days a week, and that's our busiest season. The economy in Big Rapids is so tanked that Dominos just closed last week, and they were one of our busiest pizza places, so things must be pretty tight. But I plan on taking lots of pictures and writing an exhaustive post when I get back. I've really been looking forward to this conference even though I was scared I wouldn't get to go. I learn so much every time I go that my brain nearly explodes with new knowledge of things I never considered before.

peskipiksi January 20 2012, 22:05:23 UTC

You can has Paypal. :)

That is scary about work. Keeping my fingers crossed. Also, looking forward to learning a billion new things from you post-conference. :)

malakijr January 21 2012, 00:10:57 UTC

Yay! Thank you! Iowa, here I come!

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quirkytizzy January 21 2012, 02:40:26 UTC

I think there comes a point where gratitude falls out of the options. Like, the input (140 dollar paycheck) just doesn't match the output (risk of eviction.) A drowning man isn't grateful that a shark's not eating him, he's too busy trying not to drown. I think poverty is the same way.

I wish I lived closer. I don't have much but I could spare some catfood at least. :(

malakijr January 27 2012, 13:57:20 UTC

A drowning man isn't grateful that a shark's not eating him, he's too busy trying not to drown. I think poverty is the same way.This is brilliant (as is most everything you write). I need to think of it this way. Most of the time whenever I freak out about money or some such thing, people piss all over me and tell me to be grateful for what I have. One person memorably said "Stop complaining. You've never had to use your backyard for a toilet" and actually, I have, back when we lived in a trailer in Marion Michigan when I was a kid and our pipes would freeze every winter and we had to go to the bathroom in the backyard, and at first when this person said this to me I thought she was saying her life was harder than mine...it took me about an hour to figure out she was harping on about third world countries and how they have more problems than we do and we shouldn't complain. that's what the rest of her ranting was about. but the thing is...I feel horrible about poverty conditions in third world countries, but that doesn't change ( ... )