Short story. Just tapped out my savings for some dental procedures i had to have. Wiped my savings out. No biggie i thought. Ive beeen doing good. And just picked up a second job! (which i HOPE will start soon)
2 weeks later. My car explodes. Needs a new engine. Must get repaired as new car is not an option (dont ask. lol)
anyways. Family is helping me out. Which is great. Im lucky to be close with my family. But my family is far from wealthy. Mom put it on a credit card. (close to 5 grand)
I have created a budget that will let me pay all my bills (at this point i have gotten rid of everything that is not a necessity) and I can pay my family back in about 5 - 6 months. Great. However, it leaves me with no extra funds at all. Like, none. Like, Bills paid. Rice and beans. Total cash on hand 47 cents.
Any tips on surviving? I think my biggest hurdles will be keeping myself entertained / and sticking to eating less than awesome meals for a bit.
Things I've done so far:
1: Got a library card. Books is free 2: Gathered some things I can try to start to sell on ebay 3: Meal Prep. Ala, resource really cheap meals. really cheap. 4: Planned some free dates with the girlfriend. (Ie, Found a hiking trail nearby. Find a giant wild garden to go visit. Basically things to do together that wont cost really any money)
Anyone ever been through this? I am sure of it. How did you make out?
Thanks in advance.
April 13, 2018 at 12:11PM
