I don’t want to jinx it, but…
My relationship with money seems to be moving into a growth phase. 
I billed 66.75 hours last week, and it looks like this week will be in excess of 60 hours as well. That’ll make a nice, plump overtime paycheck next month.
And the sale of kathleen.net went through this morning, so that’s some extra dough in my checking account. Actually, it’ll go right toward paying off the heaviest credit card.
Which, speaking of, I now believe will easily be paid off by the end of March ‘04.
And there’s little things, too, like a $25 credit on the phone bill just for renewing our contract. And $80 to housesit and dog-sit for my boss’ boss over Thanksgiving.
It’s all adding up, and I’m really starting to see the light at the end of this tunnel. I feel like I’m starting to be able to breathe more deeply. Is it possible I’ve been living with low-level anxiety for the past few years and have just gotten used to it? That’s what it feels like. Because even though things are still pretty rough in some ways (work is hard and I’m worried about my dad, for example), the money issue has been pretty overwhelming for a long time. And it’s really starting to look a whole lot better.
We’ve got to stick with the extremely frugal lifestyle, of course, and that’s not always easy, but knowing that we’re getting somewhere because of it certainly helps.
So, can I just? Well, here: *long, deep inhale* *hold it* *slow, satisfying exhale*
There. That feels much better.
3 Responses to “I don’t want to jinx it, but…”
Posted: Nov 18th, 2003 at 4:13 am
Congratulations. What you’re doing is *not* easy, and on top of just doing it, you’re doing it with grace and style :). I, for one, am really impressed!
Posted: Nov 18th, 2003 at 5:28 am
frugle phases suck - I”m doing the supporting a grad student thing and sometimes I really really miss things like travel and eating out a lot and conventions and ……
Posted: Nov 18th, 2003 at 7:27 am
This is very exciting! I’m so happy for you. I know how scary this sort of thing has been for you over the years, and I’m glad you’re making this happen.
I don’t know what I’ve told you about my own financial situation, but for the past couple of years, I’ve been in a similar (although not quite as bad) pickle. I gave a bunch of people a bunch of money at a time when I wasn’t terribly rational, and racked up a huge debt in the process. This combined with a couple of external factors have conspired to make my debt load pretty massive. But a couple of months ago I decided to do what it takes to fix it. I’ve now climbed out of the hole, and it’s no longer getting any *bigger*, and I’m slowly throwing dirt into it, trying to close it off. When I get back to Edmonton, I want to try to get a debt consolidation loan and just get rid of my big credit cards altogether. That will be such a joy, if I can work it out.
-J