Yeah, this is going to be a whiny/ bitchy sort of post so you might just want to move on.
So yesterday, instead of having a relaxing and well earned day off, I worked in our Middlesex store because I need the extra hours. I’ll be there again on Friday morning at the far too early time of six am as well. The Middlesex store is desperate for people so I should be able to work there regularly to get the overtime I need just to pay my freakin’ bills and eat regularly. Speaking of eating, I had been trying to have a good salad for dinner/lunch as part of my drive for healthy living, but fresh produce is just far too expensive, so I’m going to have to go with whatever frozen dinner happens to be on special at the grocery store instead. It’s either that or go back to Hamburger Helper that I “stretch” by adding a box of pasta to so it lasts me a week.
Ah yes, I’m so glad that I’ve been working hard at making good choices and doing the right thing for the past few years. All that effort is really paying off now, boy. All it took was putting myself back through school, getting excellent grades, then working my ass off at Cartridge World to end up on the bottom rung of the convenience store ladder making a whole fifty cents more per hour than I was while working part time at the porn store six years ago….. But hey, at least I’m not bitter.
Just to add to the whole grumpy “my life sucks” vibe, I got an e-mail from my mother wanting to ‘touch base’ because we haven’t talked in a while. It seems the whole financial crisis has really put a big hit on her stock portfolio, but at least she has enough cash on hand so she really doesn’t have to touch her stocks for the next three years. Gee Mom, glad things are working out for you. Now, excuse me while I go work some overtime so I can afford to eat this week.
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October 29, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Circe
Hey, are you my long-lost brother? I’m certain we share a mother. (And a life of poverty…)
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But seriously, this is what too many people do not/will not understand: The American Dream is effing dead. You’ve done all the right things and yet you cannot prosper or even survive. You are working full-time and yet you cannot feed yourself and pay your bills. It’s insane and it makes me furious.
Canada or revolution, Dave… Canada or revolution…
October 29, 2008 at 7:27 pm
okc
Or the three of us start a commune.
I was going to ask the same question she did. I know nothing of your relationship with your mother but it amazes me that a mother can be aware of her child’s financial struggles and not help if she is able.
October 29, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Terri
Ouch. Sorry, my friend.
October 29, 2008 at 11:28 pm
jb
You are as rich as you think… don’t think poor. In other words, change he way you see it and it will change.
October 30, 2008 at 7:38 am
Circe
“You are as rich as you think… don’t think poor. In other words, change he way you see it and it will change.”
And your hunger pangs will miraculously go away! Rats and roaches will become your friends! You don’t need to be able to pay that pesky electricity bill; darkness and cold are fun! Health care is a silly passing whimsy! Foreclosure and repossession are actually opportunities to appreciate park benches and the great outdoors! I can’t wait!
November 2, 2008 at 11:38 pm
shea
I hate being poor too.
A little bitter I am, we are, the poor
as the govt pays lip service to us,
and gives trillions to the rich, so they can keep there million
dollar bonuses,
Man, don’t you just love being an American in the 21st
century where there is no American dream, only survival?
Anyway, soon come, the day, of the lawless one,
which will be joyous because then we shall know that
the Lord’s return is nigh at hand.
and it was said and so shall it be as in the days of Noah…..
Let’s get the show on the road,
This world needs to be ended.
and we can see the beauty of Jesus in all
His glory……..
Read some Revelations, you’ll see, that the time is not yet, but soon
November 3, 2008 at 1:47 pm
Shann
Man, I hear you. We are broke as a joke and it absolutely sucks. We’re basically scraping by with as little groceries as we can and supplementing on credit when that’s not enough, which, with three kids, it frequently isn’t.
Hang in there. It’s got to get better at some point, right?
November 4, 2008 at 12:39 pm
Circe
Re “shea”: You have some odd readers, Dave. What’s up with that?
November 7, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Dave
@Circe- What can I say? I attract an eclectic group
February 24, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Chris
America needs another revolution! Your country has been looted by internationalists, your rights, freedoms and constitution are being eroded everyday! The gap between rich and poor globally is widening, and a few individuals control the flow of money and all the resources, people need to act now!
The american dream is dead, long live the revolution!
November 25, 2010 at 8:46 pm
Marium
i know, it really sucks how the government doesn’t recognize the lazy asses who do nothing and manage to mooch money off of them with their fake claims, while lowermiddle class families have little to no financial aid and it bugged me all through my school life when so many kids wouldn’t need to care the faintest about their financial situation and i would try so hard to measure up but i felt bad when i asked my parents for material items, because they would always be talking about how we didn’t have enough money and it is one of the worst things in the world when you are as emotional as i was but things get better and you just have to think about how things are so much worse for people in other countries, who’s idea of poor is unimaginable for us and education isn’t even an option. be grateful for wheat you have and life