Man...it was hard enough making it from paycheck to paycheck BEFORE the employee contributions started coming out. NOW...it's gonna be even tougher.
Lord, help me!
Based on my calculation, after I pay the rent on August 1st, I will have exactly $68.00 to last me for TWO WEEKS. That $68.00 will have to cover gas, food, and that's it. There simply won't be any room left for anything other than those two.
Interestingly though, I've been making it work. Actually, the truer statement would be, "By the grace of God, I've been making it work." I may get down to $.10 in my account before the next paycheck, but $.10 is $.10, and I'll be thankful for it.
On my last paycheck I actually started off "in the hole" because a transaction went through that I hadn't factored in. As a result, my bank covered it, and of course...charge me their "not-so-courteous-courtesy fee."
This time around, I'll be more cautious.
Juggling my hair-thin finances has become quite a skill and at times I feel as if I am on a game show.
"You have x-amount of money to buy x-amount of food to feed x-amount of people...without going over. GO!!!"
That's pretty much my life.
Nevertheless, I won't complain.
I'm thankful to have a job.
I'm thankful for the one paycheck that doesn't go completely to rent.
I'm thankful for the hope that lies within, telling me that it won't always be this hard. I won't ALWAYS have to struggle. Things WILL get better.
I'm thankful for the fact that I really do know how to "make a dollar out of fifteen cents". Not many folks can do that.
So I'm good.
I'll have a roof over my head, and I live within walking distance of a market that has fruit and veggies at VERY LOW prices. Heck...I could stand to miss a few meals (at least those that include meat anyway).
So...Let the DIALOGUE begin: How good are you at "making a dollar out of fifteen cents"?
Talk to me!
Til next time...
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