Okay, a sad admission… I’m broke. BEYOND broke — according to my monthly budget, which allows for groceries and the occasional meal out but NO trips out drinking, I’m gonna be coming in at roughly $300 in the hole every month.
And that’s assuming my condo in the 626 building is rented. Which it hasn’t been. For two months.
So for those of you who keep inviting me to go out with you in the evenings or on weekends… Thank you. But I’m afraid I’m GROUNDED. I’m going to have to hunker down for the next couple of months, until I can get my tax return in and my annual bonus, both in the February time frame.
And of course… that’s assuming I even get a bonus. Things being the way they are in the financial services industry, simply having a job still is a good thing. If I do get a bonus, it’s almost certain to be less than half of what they quoted as my “target” bonus when I was hired into this job a year ago… at least, that’s what my inner cynic (realist?) is whispering in my ear as I go to sleep.
One thing is for sure: my plan last year, of using my annual bonus and tax return for vacation money throughout the year? Not this time, folks. This year I’ll be putting that money against my debt, which will hopefully lower my monthly payments to a level that I can resume living paycheck-to-paycheck and not going further into debt each month.
It’s a sorry state of affairs when you’re looking forward to breathing a sigh of relief at FINALLY getting by paycheck-to-paycheck.
1) Still lots of fun can be had without spending lots of dough, hanging in, other peoples’ homes, working late at the office.
2) If I win Powerball tonight, I will be happy to lend you some money at 47% interest compounded hourly.
3) Credit cards, it’s the American thing to do.
4) Maybe you shouldn’t have downloaded the “I have $10,000″ app. to your Iphone that only is a screen that says “I have $10,000″..
and actually costs $10,000
Sorry to hear you are groun ded . .. totally feel your pain!
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