| Wednesday, October 24, 2007 |
| One Step Forward, Two Steps Back. |
So, it's been almost a month. We're down to one car. At the end of last month, we received a large comission check. You'd think we'd save a portion of it or maybe get a beater for a car, so I don't have to load the kids in the car every evening to pick J up from work. You'd think that, right? But you're wrong.
In fairness to us, I spent a lot of it trying to catch up. I spent another bunch of it paying back payday advance loans. But I was also careless. We went out to dinner a few times. Not to anywhere special, really just places like Don Pablos or Red Robin. The thing is, when you just had your car repossessed and you have spent the last three months without hot water, maybe the best thing to do isn't going out to dinner to celebrate?
Speaking of that, we did get our heat turned back on. Just in time, because it's starting to get cold.
Anyway, this month, we are only getting a $300 commission check. I'm going to be scrambling again to make the mortgage payment. It's feast or famine around here and I'm not the financial whiz that can weather the storm of a bad month. You see, next month we'll get a $10,0000.00 commission check. This is not including our regular pay of $2,000 at the end of the month. We'll be riding high and I'm sure everyone will receive wonderful Christmas presents and we'll celebrate with a night on the town.
I'm so tired of this!! One month, we're just fine and the next month we're stringing together payday loans and bottle returns just to ensure we don't miss a home payment. And don't get me started on the fact that our mortgage will readjust in January. I'm so fearful that we don't even know yet how bad it's going to get.
I keep telling J that if we had two straight months of good checks, I could build a bit of a padding to keep us ahead. God, I hope that happens soon.Labels: bills, getting by |
posted by Broken Mother @ 3:02 PM  |
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we live that way, too. it's so awful. one month, it's no problem paying the mortgage and every other bill, the next month, you're wondering how you are going to even be able to put food on the table and gas in the car. it's awful. i feel your pain!
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Thank you! I know that in this economy, we're not alone, but misery loves company, although I wouldn't wish this on anyone.
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we live that way, too. it's so awful. one month, it's no problem paying the mortgage and every other bill, the next month, you're wondering how you are going to even be able to put food on the table and gas in the car. it's awful. i feel your pain!