Bea and I sat down and did rough math on monthly income/expenses. We hadn’t done this yet, and considering that my pay cut takes effect in January, it was time.
’09 will be interesting. And that’s not just for us – it seems to be a general consensus amongst those I talk to it about. Like the not-so-long-ago continually rising gas prices, it think it will actually be a good thing.
“Good thing you ass? You know how much money it takes to fill up my car and how often and blah blah blah?” I hear you say. Yes, I think events/times like these are good. It forces a re-evaluation that you usually only talk about doing. I saw and heard of more people riding their bikes, carpooling, or *gasp* using public transportation during that gas price increase than I had in a while. People actually planning out and condensing multiple trips into one. Not only that, there’s been a big push for more fuel-efficient and green technology.
Let’s face it kids, the world could use more regular (and higher) doses of personal responsibility, forethought, and actual analytical/critical thinking.
This is still unfortunate for us though, as there is still work needing to be done on the house, and furniture/molding/insulation/etc. to be bought. And it all needs to be paid for somehow. The warchest for the Alocasian Holocaust™ runs low right now. The upside is that it costs nothing to keep the yard covered with visqueen. Priorities, priorities.
Well, I guess this is the perfect time to say ‘back to work’, so adios.