This is how I am feeling today. So far this week I have worked almost 60 hours (and have to work tomorrow and Saturday), and feel like there is no end in sight.
I have been getting lots of calls for people wanting money. It's not that I don't know I owe money. I know I do. It's not that I don't want to pay off my student loans and the car, but I have such a limited amount, that I have to decide what to pay with the small income. If I pay the car loan and the rent, I can't pay the utilities. And god forbid if I buy groceries. Forget clothes and toiletries. I guess I am wondering how other people do it. With the current schedule I can't really get another job (although I have been applying for whatever is hiring). I have also been trying to save money by spending as little money as I can, buying the cheapest groceries, skipping all medical care (except had to fork over $50 to see the therapist last week for 45 minutes), and basically driving as little as I can.
And although I know I shouldn't, I still feel pangs of bitterness that through all of this, my alcoholic can still afford his booze.
So how does one save money in this economy? How does one make money in this economy? When an education and hard work aren't enough?
Hugs... I understand.. my ex-husband use to make havoc with our $$..he always had enough for his alcohol. It is an addiction.. a brain disease.. but it causes all to suffer.
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