Can't afford to Live

[PoeticGMama]

Times seem to be getting harder and harder. As soon as you've paid the monthly bills, one month has ended and another begun. When will it end? What does it take to keep up?

Now I do fairly well with the money I earn but it's tight. When there's nothing left for joy, excitement, fun, and some change for the bank account then something is wrong.

Everytime you turn around something is going up. Interest, mortgages, gas prices, food costs (a gallon of milk now cost 4.29 oh come on) Everything is going up but our paychecks. We're working harder, longer hours and giving more to our jobs than to our families sometimes yet we rarely get raises/bonuses to show gratitude for all we do for the businesses from which we work. Even when we do get a raise it's only .20+ cents and they take that back in taxes.

It ain't right. But what can we do about it? What do you suggest?

1. How do you cope with rizing prices?

2. What motivates you to keep going?

3. What motivates you to stay at your current workplace?

4. Do you ever just disregard bills to have a little fun? How often?

5. How can we take back our joy to live?

6. Is life worth living?

Just needed to vent...I love life and all it offers. I'm grateful I have the strength to keep on keeping on. I'm thankful for all I've been given. I believe in all things are possible. Just been thinkn bout how everything can go up but a paycheck.

Enjoy your day!      Stay True 2 Who U R......

[Divaveteran]

Aug. 28, 2007 at 9:03 AM Maybe I'm a fool, but I will balance bills so I can say, "This one can wait until my other paycheck" and then go treat my daughter and I to a movie or putt-putt or something fun. :)

[CrystalO]

Sep. 9, 2007 at 12:45 PM I agree with with every word.