Still don't get why the whole US is celebrating this godawful movie
Maybe I'm missing something?
Maybe I'm missing something?

great job. That is a lot to be proud of.If there’s one piece of advice I’m thankful for every single day, it’s not to let anything go to debt collections.
I had some really good talks with others who had dealt with cancer bills, who really gave me what I needed to know. It’s crazy getting through all the red tape, and I did it, paid every thing off, with zero money coming in for two years.
Every bill I got, I called. I told every one of them who I owed what to, who was getting paid next, and how much I’d be sending this month. I have three notebooks full of what payments I made.
It was tough. All I had was a small life insurance payout, and I sold anything that wasn’t nailed down on eBay. I think I lived on pop tarts for a year. But I kept the lights on and no bills were late.
Just when I thought they were all caught up, I got one more for laser knife. 51k total. Of course I didn’t have to pay all of that, but a huge chunk. I thought well crap, I guess I’m gonna lose the house after all, after all this other crap. And just in the nick of time , my pension was approved.
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Pouring here. Dogs are all in my bed trying to look cute so they don’t get booted. They thought they were sneaky since I was mixing juice in the bathroom
Thanks! I feel extremely fortunate that I ended up as well as I did. One of hubby’s nurses said, have a lot of notebooks, and write down everything you do.great job. That is a lot to be proud of.

Keys are the worst. My dad was a contractor/land developer. When he passed, he must have had 40 keys on his keychain, and another 6 dozen on his desk. We figured out maybe 6Thanks! I feel extremely fortunate that I ended up as well as I did. One of hubby’s nurses said, have a lot of notebooks, and write down everything you do.
Not just for him while he was ill, but after. Man, so much paperwork.
Do your SOs a favor, and write down your employers numbers, your unions if you have them, passwords, combinations, anything you can think of. Save them months of anguish. And for God’s sake, tell them what all your keys go to lol.
Keys are the worst. My dad was a contractor/land developer. When he passed, he must have had 40 keys on his keychain, and another 6 dozen on his desk. We figured out maybe 6. Ten years later, we’re still trying them in random locks. That, and how to operate his rube goldberg watering system. That we had to dismantle. To the very end, he was positive he would beat the cancer, so he didn’t need to explain it all.
LOL @DeloresRose , you are my financial hero, dude. I've heroically ignored the sales even the Tshirt which I want but don't NEED.
Why, by the way, is it so HARD to stomach buying things you actually need, versus just WANT. I think I got problems, and that is among them. LOLZ. "Want/Need" I need a better equation. I should ATTACK my grocery shopping with the same dedication that I (most times) research a new shiny thing. Etc.
Oh my, tired. Went and met with this adorably cute couple, and their ADORABLY cute 7 month old. They actually reminded me of the husband and myself in an alternate universe. LOL, I'm pretty sure they thought I was Mary Poppins (they HAD to be in their late 20s I think.) I think the dude was smarter (also reminding me of me and the husband) so I addressed a lot of the financial stuff to them, I mean I told them they'd be better off with W2ing me and seeing if their employer allowed for daycare expenses and I'm 99% sure it does. They want someone for 16 hours and the rate comes in at exactly what I need to not reactivate everything. Heh. Also, I used the word "autodidact" and then hastily had to explain it. They also were like so tentative with everything like if I would do laundry while the mom who wants to work from home is breastfeeding. Frankly the only laundry I DON'T want to do is... mine. Although I'm doing it. I just laughed and told them about being a maid to stay home with my own kid and it would be fine, etc.
They were super precious and I don't want to turn them down. I will also acknowledge that I'm a sucker for babies, and also, like, have to evaluate that there are oh, infinity amounts of nanny jobs I could take but I have never been given such a payscale as a social worker ANYWHERE, although to be fair back east was also a LONG time ago.
I will run numbers and etc. I also told the kid my proposed salary and he said, "That's not much," I was passing by on the way home. I just looked at him real stern and asked his salary (minimum wage like 13 hours a week if he's lucky and ALSO) asked him what HIS payscale was. I also asked him how he thought I afforded all his stuff, like, you know, TWO CARS not to mention everything else. Heh. He's just mad cuz it's the jail they locked HIM up in, LOL.
I also signed my disclosure agreement which recognizes the jail houses "dangerous prisoners." And that I might be subjected to "lewd behavior or gestures, verbal abuse, physical attack or injury." LOL I wasn't scared and read it to the husband who was equally not scared and I just laughed and said, "I think I've actually been called worse by a FORMER dangerous felon, currently out on good behavior."
He began creatively insulting me at that point..
LOL, cute tiny 7 month old or dangerous prisoners? Here's the thing I empathized so much with that couple because like, I remember being like, "There is no way in hell I'm letting that kid grow up without me." But, to be fair, that part of my life is OVER.
Still, they were cute. I found general snus ,which seemed oddly cheap for a tobacco product. I haven't tried it yet and I couldn't figure out what strength it was without my old lady glasses and neither could the clerk. I was just happy to find it.
Now, I'd like to curl up in a corner and watch Dexter and hyperventilate. Tired. Tomorrow I hope to just deal with my last financial thing and then like sleep a BUNCH. IDK how likely that is, but I want to.
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