No $$ Coming in, But LOTS Going Out

Who would have known that we would have had so many glitches with Social Security? I guess we should have. But then who would have anticipated that the main glitch was from the initial visit and a clicking of the wrong button? I guess we should have. But who would have guessed that it would be so hard to rectify this nightmare? Yeh, I know...blah, blah, blah....

So we went for months with no money coming in, we were already living paycheck to paycheck and now we not only had another mouth to feed, but we also had more gas coming out of the cars because we now had tons of doctor and other appointments to make as well as more mileage then which meant more oil changes because oil change time came up faster. Holy crap! More phone calls, more mailings, more time off work (my husband does not get paid for his time off work - as many don't). Crap, crap, crap...we are sliding!

Okay, the gratefuls...we both still have jobs, we have our health (for the most part) and we have house, food, are able to pay bills for now, etc. The stressors...our bills are backsliding, the food situation is weakening, the general stress and chaos is increasing exponentially and family life is drastically changed.

At this point, not sure how we are making it through, but am thanking all above that I had already started Christmas shopping before all this started so we will have a reasonable Christmas. And am seriously looking into the Food Pantry and Food Bank for food options because - health...my husband needs knee surgery (his second for the year). Remember when I said that he doesn't get paid for his time off?!

I feel like my limbs are falling off and am uncertain where to turn. Thank goodness I have resources because of my job and through resources find the right questions to ask (some of the time) and can get to my end goal.

The bigger challenge of the moment is reminding Sharon that a)we aren't running to the store as soon as we run out of something; b)if she runs out of something she better plan far ahead and not wait until the last minute (that includes monthly female stuff!); c)this isn't like your home used to be, I am sorry about that, but you will need to get used to our rules, our way of doing things, but most important - OUR BUDGET (or lack of funds at least). This is not an easy road to haul.