booley (1000+ posts) Mon Sep-19-11 03:39 PM
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49. Today my water got turned off
I had to beg my sister for money to pay it (she's not sure she has it) and tomorrow I will have to beg my dad for 400 to pay my power bill (seems we never talk except for me to ask for money)
So, you don't see anything wrong with hitting up your sister who is also trying to make ends meet instead of cutting your own expenses. If you never talk to your dad except when you need money that's on you. You could call him when you don't need money, drop by with homemade cookies or soup, or other small gesture, even a handwritten thank you note or cleaning his house.
I have 5 bucks to pay for all the food I will eat that day for the next week until my next pay check comes in (which when you're hypo-glycemic ain't exactly healthy)
And what does being hypoglycemic (you'd think you'd know how to spell it) have to do with paycheck size? Buy yourself a bag of potatoes, a package of carrots and dried beans and the cheapest margarine you can find. It's filling and healthy. When we were first starting out we had many weeks we ate like that. Amazingly enough we were able to feed our family for a week so just one person should be easy. You'd be surprised the variety of meals you can make if you put your mind to it.
And this because I had to spend all my money on car repairs, insurance, helping a friend on his car so he can get to to work and having two room mates who are under employed.
What a load of crap! Unless you live way out in the middle of nowhere you can take the bus for a while. It's a little inconvenient but very manageable. That way you can wait for car repairs and not pay insurance for a while, thus freeing more money to pay for your own bills. So, you help a friend repair their car and then have no qualms going to your sister begging for money you admit she doesn't have? Your friend can take the damn bus too. If your roommates aren't paying their share you need to find better roommates. You've clearly put yourself in this situation but instead of looking for solutions you feel sorry for yourself you make excuses and look for validation from other losers. Pathetic way to go through life.
I own my own business but instead of using money that should be invested back into it, I spend it on surviving and paying back the debts I had to incur to survive.
If your business is costing you too much (including the hours you could use getting a better job), perhaps it's time to shelve it temporarily or just work on it part time around your work schedule. Try Consumer Credit Counseling. It'll help you manage your money better.
So hopefully everyone understands the context when I say that people like the above make feel violent.
You feel violent against people who have made better choices in life? Good philosophy there!
I will not act on those feelings. But I can still day dream about taking these spoiled elitists with their ideas of privilege as entitlement and their talk about how people like me are just lazy parasites and punching them in the mouth.
Uh, you ARE a parasite. You may not be lazy (I'll give you the benefit of the doubt) but you're definitely not helping yourself. Privilege comes from good choices, unless you're Paris Hilton. Most of us aren't.
Now excuse me, I have to go to my second job where customers get to heap abuse on me because they know I cant' say or do anything about it.
Does this job discriminate against hypoglycemics too? Why not smile and do the best job you can. Perhaps your boss will notice and give you a raise or a better position because you're an excellent employee? If you project the attitude you have in this whiny screed I'd not want to deal with you either. And I certainly wouldn't want to employ you.
Cindie
