I am sooo pooor!!!!!!

its so awful...I have no money...I scraped by on xmas presents.....my cable has already been shut off....my credit card is beyond maxed....all my other bills are way past due...and now me and john have to look for a new apartment cause our slacker of a roomate wants to move home to mommy.......we usually eat so well but have been reduced to living off Banquet frozen dinners cause there 1$ each at stop and shop....And with emmets new expensive perscription food...I am at a loss....I am hunting for a second job...but the market is hard....johnny is still co-oping untill april thats when he gets his real degree but right now he is making very little.........its so hard.....I know all of you have been through this at one point...."part of growing up" like my dad says....but i just had to whine...lol

Yep been there!! It's not nice you whine all you want. We were hard up when we first got together - heck hubby and I couldn't afford a bed for eight months and slepts on mattress on the floor. But it does get better - it's just hard to imagine it at the time. Hang in there.

awww thanx you too ...yeah i know itll eventually get better...but eventually seems real freekin far away....blah

Poor, that is....scraping by for christmas by baking instead of giving presents to everyone. Parents are helping with tuition for next semester....but I might be eating $0.58 meatpies from the No Frills if I'm not careful. Also, have resorted to using a safety pin to fasten my jeans as the washer ate the button and I can't afford a new pair. Sorry to hear you're in a similar position. Vent all you want, though. When I win the lottery, we'll go out for a fancy delicious dinner. lol

Leli.

atleast you have some food though, Maybe you can look into for another room mate who will pay a higher price??
Do you have some sort of welfare that supports you there??
I hope you will get a job real soon

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atleast you have some food though, Maybe you can look into for another room mate who will pay a higher price??
Do you have some sort of welfare that supports you there??
I hope you will get a job real soon

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We just want a lower rent apartment...so thats what we are doing
and welfare is awful cause it messes up your credit and taxes and everything...plus is a few months john will be making real money and it wont be a problem.....the welfare would probably take that long to go through..thank you for the suggestions though

Been there too!
Many, many times.
I know that doesn't help much, but just know that it will get better.
Christmas is a really tough time of year anyway, and more so when you want to buy Christmas presents and don't have any way to do it.
Just try to be thankful for what you do have. You have each other and a roof over your heads. That's what really counts!

Originally Posted by Leli

Poor, that is....scraping by for christmas by baking instead of giving presents to everyone. Parents are helping with tuition for next semester....but I might be eating $0.58 meatpies from the No Frills if I'm not careful. Also, have resorted to using a safety pin to fasten my jeans as the washer ate the button and I can't afford a new pair. Sorry to hear you're in a similar position. Vent all you want, though. When I win the lottery, we'll go out for a fancy delicious dinner. lol

Leli.

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lol...dinner sounds great......i have used safty pins in my pants too....lol

Aw, growing up is harsh, isn't it? I know how you feel hon - I just graduated in May and all of a sudden, was expected to make ends meet on a part-time salary. Things will get better, just try not to stress... baking presents instead of buying them is an excellent idea.

I quickly learned that credit cards are evil and I forbid myself from using them unless it's an emergency... when things were really hard off I made myself write down everything penny that I could spend groceries on and made myself not go over that limit, same with gas (if I couldn't afford to get more gas, I couldn't afford to go there), and other expenditures. It takes a lot of careful planning and eventually a better job but it WILL happen to you... and we will be celebrating when you get there!

Sorry to hear you are haveing such a hard time of it I know how you feel

we are in a bit of a jam finashaly to thanks to Christmas but not quite as bad as you guys but enough to depress the heck out of a person

I hope things work out for you guys soon good luck

Awww...It's always tough to be strapped for money, especially around Christsmas time.

If you're interested, there's a great web site for living within a tight budget called www.stretcher.com. It has lots of good ideas & hints from others who are broke right along with you, or have been there, or who just prefer to live in a more frugal manner to avoid debt. They cover everything from debt reduction and budgeting, to healthy cooking, to ideas for home decor and romantic dates when you're broke. Sometimes it's been helpful to me just to look at it & read others' ideas for handling things when times are tough.

Hope things look up for you soon.

Just make sure you keep up with the credit card payments.
Makes me really appreciate the fact that my parents let me stay at home for college
Hope it gets better!

Brandon

Oh Bridget, it WILL get better soon - but here's some hugs for now.