I wish I had time to update here on a daily basis so I wouldn’t have to write a “book” to catch everything up. I really need to work on that.
Let’s talk finances first…
After I posted here about my husband having no work, he got emailed a ton of work. The problem is, the work was spread out all over South Florida. What that boils down to is my husband driving all over town putting wear and tear on our car, wasting gas and time to make less than minimum wage…and making tax time for me a nightmare.
The bad thing about getting all that work? We didn’t even have the money for gas for him to even complete it—even if he wanted to. That’s how broke we were.
I mentioned my husband had an interview on Tuesday. Well, he got the job. This was not the job with the family friend, although there is still hope for that one. This job doesn’t pay much at all but it will get our bills paid until better opportunities come up.
So the work that got emailed to him, he had to decline. He had to cut the cord with the company that has let us down once too many times.
He started working last Wednesday and will get his first check tomorrow. Yay! The only hitch we ran into was childcare for our youngest this last week of school. We honestly did not think my husband would get the job so quickly, but he interviewed Tuesday and started Wednesday.
Since I am working a million hours for my boss while she is on vacation next week, I worked it out to leave early to pick up my daughter from school these past few days. It has been hectic driving across town to work and then back to pick her up. It all worked out though.
As far as childcare for the summer, I am clueless as to what we are going to do. Camp is so expensive, my mother-in-law is not doing well health-wise, our oldest will not be here most of the summer to help…I just don’t know.
We were so broke this past week, I can not tell you how crappy it felt. Getting a steady income coming in to have all bills paid will feel nice and we can finally start saving again. Figuring out childcare is going to be an issue but we need the money so we need to figure it out.
Money, Money, Money…
I will totally disagree with anyone who says money will not solve your problems. The only problems in my life revolve around my lack of money!
I’m glad to hear your husband got something, every little bit helps and maybe this will get your finances moving again and give you some breathing room. I am still talking to my husband about getting a job now, I know he feels bad because we keep having these discussions, but honestly he hasn’t looked real hard, and it’s time, I’m starting to get tired of this. It’s tough and trying but keep at it. Maybe there are some other parents in your apt complex that does childcare, anyone you know and trust?
Hey J!
Breathing room is going to be awesome! With my husband’s check next week, we will be all caught up and have a little extra to put towards savings. Yay!!!
I know you have been talking about your husband getting a job for a little bit now. It’s tough considering there are not many jobs to pick from, and the majority of them ask the world of you and want to pay you peanuts.
What I am noticing is that the men are having a harder time finding work in this economy than the women are.
For as little as my husband is getting paid, it made me really question if it all was worth it. But then I looked at the mounting bill pile and quickly realized that something is better than nothing…at least for now.
As far as help watching our daughter, we are still stuck. No, there is nobody in our apartment complex we would trust to watch her–come to think of it, we don’t really know anyone that lives here anymore. People come and go in this place. I’m still working on it though.