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3月25日 Money really is EvilDon't you just love the curve balls life throws at you? Here I am letting everyone know that I am getting ready to move and...Wham!!! from out of left field comes a set back. Of course, it's financial. When isn't it with me? Anyway, when I went down to get my tags for the car, I didn't realize that my insurance company hadn't taken their money out of my account yet (they are supposed to take it automatically on the 15th). So, between the tags and the insurance I managed to overdraw my checking account. Now, after fees that is a whopping sum of money. It's going to take all of this pay check and then some to pull my account out of the shitter now. And why does it always seem to happen right when my rent is due? I swear this is getting ridiculous. I don't know what to do now. My rent is due no later than the 5th of each month and I know that I won't have enough to cover it.
So, now we aren't moving because every bit of money I have coming in has to go to get my rent and car payments caught up. There is no way I could afford to even think about moving right now. Why does this always happen to me? I know I am not that smart with my money, but this is getting out of hand. I don't know what to do or who to turn to. Funny thing is, I have some extra money coming to me, but when... I don't know. I still have close to $700 dollars in income tax refund coming to me. Hopefully, I will get that this week. There is surplus money in my financial aid for me, but I have no idea when I will have access to that. Then, sometime in June I guess the government will send me the money they promised everyone as part of the Economic Stimulus program. That should be another $900. I don't now how much longer I can take this financial vacuum I seem to be in.
Sometimes I think it would be great to be part of a two income household. I don't see that happening anytime in the future. Well, anyway...So bottom line. We aren't moving at least not to New Mexico. I am going to try to find a different apartment. I'm tired of paying $800 a month to live in a cave. I know there are places out there that are less expensive and I won't have to get rid of my furry babies.
Till I pop in again. Have a great week!!!
3月18日 MovingIt has been a while. Things have been moving very fast for me. I started my final term in school. I am totally excited that this long and often tiring journey is almost over. I still have to do 120 hours of extern work, but I should be able to crank that out in a hurry.
I had to take The Boy to court yesterday. He broke the glass on a fire extinguisher case and the school filed Destruction of Property charges against him. So, we went down yesterday and found out what his sentence is. He has to pay $10.00 restitution and perform 20 hours of community service (does anyone have a yard they need cleaned up?) I thought that it was a little ridiculous to press charges for a $10.00 piece of glass. When I was a kid (uhoh, here goes the then and now analogy) they called our parents, we paid for the damages and that was that. Now, they feel the need to press charges for every stinkin' little thing and that drives me crazy. No wonder we're raising a society of juvenile delinquients. That the way the schools feel about them. Okay, I've got that off my chest.
I had my own run in with the law recently. My tags were expired and I got pulled over for them. No big deal, but when you don't have the money right away to fix the problem, it can turn into a big deal. So, I drove around for two more weeks on expired tags and the citation in my glove box just in case I got pulled over again. Not that it would have helped. I got my tags yesterday and took care of my citation at the same time The Boy was taking care of his thing.
Now, to the reason I am writing today. It is to let you all know that I am moving again. This time to New Mexico. The school has agreed to let me do my externship down there which is great! I think this will be a good move for me. My sister is down there and my mom will be there shortly (most likely around the same time I get there.) Also, the rent is comparatively less down there, so I may not have to struggle as hard to survive. I may actually get to live. Did you know there was a difference between living and surviving?
We will be leaving in mid-May, so I have been telling myself that we need to start packing. I know that it is still two months away, but I'm a procrastinator. The sooner I get started, the more likely I am to get it done. I have to be in New Mexico to start my externship by June 1st so I don't have to reapply for financial aid to cover it. The aid I have should just carry over. I hope.
Have a great week!!! Happy Ostara!!! For my non-pagan friends, that's Spring Equinox, most closely related to your Easter. Anyway, that's all I have for now. I will try to write some more later. It's really hard because my internet access is seriously limited. |
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