Life is hard. Well DUH!

[Momma_Halo]

Right now hubby and I are in college for the health care field. I have 22 months to go on my degree and he has WAY less than that on his. Jobs are scarce because of the recession and the only thing that is helping us is his unemployment.

So life is tough. I could complain and cry about it or I can get creative and proactive about it.

A little whining isn't bad... or at least I tell myself it is healthy.

So what can I do about this?

• Hubby has a little 22 rifle and decided he is going to get his rabbit license. We have a bunch of rabbits that are not indigenous to Idaho and are shredding farm land and the wild up. So he can hunt as much as he needs.

• We have a vegetable garden that is huge. We are growing everything we possibly can grow in that space. My mother in law lives next door so while our backyard is being "de-weeded" we are using her large garden space for veggies at the moment. But when our backyard is useful again that garden is going to be 10 times bigger.

• I am getting my fishing license and my Dad and I are going to fish our hearts out. Well I needed something to spend time with my father. He is a complicated person.

• We don't have rules against laying hens or slaughtering chickens in our subdivision so we are getting three laying hens... the slaughtering hens not so much.

That leaves milk, butter, and other stuff.

Well I can go to the farmers market and get a HUGE bucket of fresh local honey for 6 dollars. And if I can find it fresh made butter... but that one is harder to find. So I am stuck with the store on simpler stuff. But that should bring down our grocery bill.

As for jobs and money that one needs the most creativity.

I know how to make candles and since Candles are in high demand in the pagan world I can offer that. So I am researching the best sites for wax and wicks. And if I can make more pagan crafts and such I will offer that.

They won't be anything fancy just cylinder candles and hand dipped candles.

My husband is taking on a job working enough hours to pay rent for the house.

Just because we were denied by health and welfare for food stamps and other needs (we make too much obviously and my husband only received 1200 dollars from unemployment... yeah we are rolling in the money with a 1000 dollar house payment, plus gas for school, a 100 dollar school bill, and so on) doesn't mean I am going to lay down and die. And I don't care if it will help I am not divorcing my husband for more benefits.

So I guess I am just going to figure out how to get past all of this.

Edit* We only get 1200 a month not every two weeks.

[shell81]

Apr. 26, 2009 at 5:08 PM

You will get past it and when you all do you will look back and say yes we did it.

HUGS I know its hard. With me not working for the next yr cause of my surgery coming up I figured now is a good time to go back to school :)

 

[Momma_Halo]

Apr. 26, 2009 at 5:12 PM

YAY good for you!

That is the only reason we are not dropping out. We are so close and we know once we graduate and have more certifications that life will get easier.

(Original Poster)

[Momma_Halo]

Apr. 26, 2009 at 5:15 PM

Another reason we are doing so well is because when we sold our house (thankfully before the real estate bubble burst) we paid off all of our debt. So we have little to no debt.

(Original Poster)