Payday has come and it has me all stressed about finances. Several bills have come due and I can't save as much as I wanted/hoped/planed. It makes me wonder about whether I can actually afford to adopt. If I had a child, would I be worrying like this every month? Probably. Should I push it back another year?
It's disappointing to watch money go out and think, do I really need that? I switched to DSL from a cable modem because it's cheaper, but should I have just switched to a dial-up service? It would be even cheaper. I pay for hosting of my regular site... that's probably money I could save. What about selling my car and getting a cheaper one? How far do I go? Should I stop teaching and get a new job?
I bought curtains this weekend (50% off!) and they're still sitting in the bag. I can't decide if I need to take them back or put them up. On the one hand, they're thick curtains that will help with the winter heat bills. On the other, they cost $$ and I could order cheaper ones... that aren't as nice. It kinda sucks to be this worried about money.
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OK. I'm on my way through the older posts and I keep commenting... silly me.
The finances are a bugger. Before I started domestic adoption I was trying for a Russian adoption. I started with next to nothing, and within less than a year I had come up with almost all of the funds.
You're doing the right thing by looking for little ways to cut costs -- it adds up. You can also do some fundraisers. I held off on fundraisers because I couldn't see how 200-500 dollars would help me when I needed about $20,000. But it helps. The Ebay thing works well. (Sell whatever you can and ask family & friends to donate items for you to sell.)
Good luck!
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