akasherm

I hate this time of year. It's so hard for me to get into the whole Christmas spirit when all I do is stress (internally) about money. We typically go through 2 months of having no income over Dec-Jan. People just don't want web sites or I.T. work done during this time. Our landlord just increased our rent to $1650 per month, and energy costs just keep getting higher too. We're pretty careful about our electricity usage, where we can be, and we still got a $750 this quarter. Yesterday I had to get 6 months of rego for the car - another $400, thankyouverymuch, and then there's the out pour each month for various insurances. Ugh. It all just keeps adding up.

I know there are so many people who are doing it really tough. We could pull our belts in much more if it came down to the crunch, and we'll probably have to before the new year. We'd be completely okay if I could just get some of our clients to pay their bills on time. It's tough times for everyone though.

Ugh. I really do hate being a slave to money. I'd love to have a block of land somewhere where I could grow enough fruit and vegetables to be somewhat self-sustainable. I'd have chickens, and maybe a handful of dwarf goats, be totally off the grid, and have a much smaller eco foot print. One day maybe.