My husband does a lot of field work for a company and when gas prices started to go up, I told him he needs to ask for a raise to keep up with the rising fuel cost. Well, he asked in January and it has been this long since he has heard anything. The raise he got yesterday was very small but it is still a raise. So that goes in effect next week just as the gas prices go higher! In our area the cheapest is about $3.45 a gallon right now. I am wondering how we are going to be able to do this really. The public transportation is not so great here but I am highly considering it. I mentioned it at work and I kinda got the-EWWW you are gonna ride the bus look. What is so wrong with it? If I find a route that will take me in a decent amount of time, I am doing it. Everyone else can pretend they have a money tree and this doesn’t effect them. I thought about my husband doing something else but with his work-he can help out with our youngest. Especially on school days off and vacations. We have no help watching her. If we were to pay for child care-we should just sign over our check to child care because that is how much it costs here!
It is hard for us right now but I feel a little selfish when I go through these thoughts. There is so much worse going on out there. I can just imagine families that are going through tougher times. Everyone I talk to is losing their jobs or their houses or barely making it. I feel bad for people who are having a hard time keeping food on the table. I just wish things would get better. It is making me really sad to see all this.
I know what you are saying, it is sad and I’m wondering how my children are going to be able to make it on their own. This has got to change and hopefully soon. My work is strange too, I’ll get a few calls and then no calls. The real estate market is still very slow here. Take care.