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Things are gonna be tight

xMoonBabyx

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I'm working on the budget for next month and things are going to be tight but doable. I may have a yard sale at the beginning of the month. I need to do a big decluttering to see what we actually have, but I think I have enough stuff to put together a small one.

I got the first bill from my ER visit before I had to see the breast health doctors and made payment arrangements with them. $765! Then the other day I got the bill for the doctors, all the tests, etc. etc and it was over $1,000! I need to call and talk to them to see if we can work out something. If nothing else, I can't let those get behind because I may need them again.

Food stamp and Medicaid applications were sent off today so I'm praying hard for those. It's really helped that the schools are giving out lunches 3 days a week and once a week the local church gives out a 20 pound box of fruits and veggies.

Not much of an update, but I figured I'd post one anyway.

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nicolegrey

Just know you are not alone with the tight budget feeling. It's going to be a tight budget for us as well during the summer. I usually have  great business from January to June so that I can go part-time during the summer without it effecting our budget. But not a lot of people are looking for an attorney during a pandemic, so my client list dried up. I hope in the fall, I can boost up my client list. Just take one day at a time :) 

 

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kelvan80

I know in our area alot of people are giving away extra milks from the lunches.  Check your Facebook free groups for things that might help you guys pull it off this month.  Try to remain positive and remember every step forward albeit small is better than taking a step back.

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16 hours ago, nicolegrey said:

Just know you are not alone with the tight budget feeling. It's going to be a tight budget for us as well during the summer. I usually have  great business from January to June so that I can go part-time during the summer without it effecting our budget. But not a lot of people are looking for an attorney during a pandemic, so my client list dried up. I hope in the fall, I can boost up my client list. Just take one day at a time :)

 

Bless your heart. I hope things look up soon! And yes, we're definitely taking things one day at a time. Chris and I had a long budget talk last night and so far he's on board with the Dave Ramsey plan. He was a bit iffy at first until I explained the BEF and the time I had to borrow money from my aunt to replace a bad tire (that ended up popping on my way to get a new one :blink:) and how long it took us to pay her off. He was on board then. We had a long talk about a lot of things and it was just a good, really productive talk. 

14 hours ago, kelvan80 said:

I know in our area alot of people are giving away extra milks from the lunches.  Check your Facebook free groups for things that might help you guys pull it off this month.  Try to remain positive and remember every step forward albeit small is better than taking a step back.

I didn't think about the free sites. I'll be checking them out, thanks! And absolutely, we're doing our best to take steps forward in the right direction. In June, I'm going to write down every dollar and category that we spend in so I can get a better idea of what we're really spending. One foot in front of the other. :) 

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