Have you ever reached the point where you actually have no money in your savings accounts? Nada, zip, zilch. I’d forgotten how awful it feels to be this broke.
A series of small misfortunes occurred this fortnight. Sick children required new prescriptions, bills needed paying, food was more expensive than normal and school went back, doubling our petrol bill.
My bank accounts are stripped bare.
On top of all this, my credit card was cancelled after a company I bought from recently had their database hacked.
With $3 left in my bank to last us 6 days, it was a low key weekend. Things we might have done – a local festival, a trip to the shop for ice-creams, a picnic – all disappeared. Instead, we stayed home and I baked while the children watched DVDs.
Read the rest at Money Circle.
You sound like you’re having a particularly crap Feb. The only solution for these things is chocolate, or that’s what I find. Chocolate and plenty of sleep. I have some good news for you, however – I’ve just discovered your blog and you now the awesome, fabulous meeeeeee as a regular visitor 🙂
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