Sorry I have been so scarce lately, work has been crazy hectic.
The other portion of my time seem to be firefighting various issues in my life that I sincerely hope will be coming to an end soon.
Jan 1 - car gets wrecked. I was out of a car for almost two weeks and $500 in deductible.
I was really hoping everything would stop there, but no.
Two weeks ago the chip in my window decided to spread. It has been there for a year with no problems, but I think the cold weather finally got to it. I have not had this fixed yet, though based on the price quotes I received, that will cost $200 - $300 to replace.
Throughout my travels that week, my brakes started pulsing when I would slow down at high speeds, like exiting the expressway. On Thursday of that week, after returning from Fort Wayne my passenger rear door would not close.
Grand total $550 to get me door to close and my brakes fixed.
Last week I was back on the road and driving through a snow storm and I am literally scared to death that anything else will happen to my car to cost me more money. Aha, come to find out, it will not be my car the next time. After noticing a shift in our water pressure, not to mention the obnoxious noise coming from our pump in the basement, our well pump has decided to go out. While we are still okay for now, but that will need to be replaced very soon. The quote on that? You guessed it, another $500. Fortunately, we know a couple of plumbers and will probably be able to get it replaced for $200 - $250.
Lastly, a credit card that was supposed to be settled almost 2 years ago has cropped back up and this 3rd party company who supposedly bought my debt that wasn't supposed to exist now wants $3,000. Do you know how hard it is to research an account that you thought you settled and closed 2 years ago? It is crazy difficult, I have no documentation and only 12 digits of the account from my credit history report. I have been transferred and put on hold so many times that I can't see straight.
On top of $2500 for property taxes, $250 to get my income taxes prepared, and another $200 that I still need to pay for my re-finance closing I am feeling broke and beat up.
Okay, God I get it. Can I please get a break and some big sales to to replenish my savings account now? Sheesh!!!
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- Shay
- 37 year old working Mom striving for a balance of a career, a relationship, and a well-adjusted child.
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3 comments:
Hang in there! You'll get some good sales this month! You are very good at what you do! Car/home maintenance is draining. I know. I think that once you get your home in a proper working order, it should just keep working well. I guess we have to keep maintenance workers in jobs too though. Right now, some plumber is hoping for someone to call with a broken pump to give him a little extra cash to fix his broken windshield. :)
LOL -- Mary's comment was cute. You poor thing! Yeah, when it rains, it pours, eh? She's right though... some big things will come in soon. Isn't INCOLSA yours? Have faith, stay positive, enjoy the sunshine and know that it WILL get better. Look at it this way... at least you aren't sick any more!
;o)
~Maria
I think the same cloud is following both of us, Sharon! Why is it that this stuff always happens at once? Drives me nuts.
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