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This month sucks…money wise for me.
- Thread starter OverHeat
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diffusionx
Gold Member
At least you can afford it. Most Americans don’t have $1000 to cover an emergency
OverHeat
« generous god »
I feel bad now
sorry to hear that.
Hrk69
Member
No worries! I'll be fine eventually.I feel bad now
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Suprised you even have savings with that many little shits to take care of
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Have your daughter chew through the tree. It’ll straighten her teeth and take care of the tree.
Also section 3 of the … uh… code, says property taxes are optional.
You’re welcome.
Also section 3 of the … uh… code, says property taxes are optional.
You’re welcome.
OverHeat
« generous god »
I have dental plan but everything cosmetic is a no go
Winter John
Member
Sell the brat. Get some beaver. Buy a tent.
Paltheos
Member
It's a real shame it's not a big W. Then his money problems would be over. (Let's see how many people get this)
Kacho
Member
Yeah I feel you, man. Recently my dog had a health emergency, bam 2k. Then my sons daycare goes out business so we had to scramble to find a new place and drop a couple thousand on fees and shit. New brakes on the van. Etc. etc. etc. And it’s only March lol.
You aren’t alone. Hang in there.
You aren’t alone. Hang in there.
Puscifer
Member
I'll never forget the month I had 18K in emergencies happen between medical, car and house. That was the month I realized just how good I handled something that would've sent people into crippling debt or bankruptcy
Vicetrailia
Member
I went to McDonald’s today to get a medium 2 cheese burger meal and that thing costed $8.40. That thing used to cost 3.02 then 4.02. It’s McDonalds, it should be dirt cheap. So if that costs a lot, imagine anything else.
Anyway I just drove off, fuck that I’ll go make a sandwich or eat some fucking cereal.
Anyway I just drove off, fuck that I’ll go make a sandwich or eat some fucking cereal.
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Cyberpunkd
Member
The same thing as “there is always someone better off than you are” applies in the opposite direction as well.I feel bad now
Krappadizzle
Member
I just spent $2900 on putting up a 60' privacy fence. Hate that I had to do that, but glad to have it done. Next big project is to get my backyard releveled and appropriate for a 4 year old's birthday party in July. I expect that to cost at least $4.5k or so. I'm not looking forward to that.
I feel this so much. I had a job offer that kind of popped up out of nowhere and we had to scramble to find a daycare for my daughter. Couldn't even find one that did 5 days a week and had to settle for a 3 day a week daycare, that's not even all day. Grateful to have it though I guess, what made it even more annoying is that I got the job offer, scrambled for daycare, which she's loving, and then have been waiting weeks and weeks for a background check to finish..
I feel this so much. I had a job offer that kind of popped up out of nowhere and we had to scramble to find a daycare for my daughter. Couldn't even find one that did 5 days a week and had to settle for a 3 day a week daycare, that's not even all day. Grateful to have it though I guess, what made it even more annoying is that I got the job offer, scrambled for daycare, which she's loving, and then have been waiting weeks and weeks for a background check to finish..
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dorkimoe
Gold Member
I know a guy, said him and his wife went to mcdonalds and they spent $44 lol
dorkimoe
Gold Member
$2900.....wtf?I just spent $2900 on putting up a 60' privacy fence. Hate that I had to do that, but glad to have it done. Next big project is to get my backyard releveled and appropriate for a 4 year old's birthday party in July. I expect that to cost at least $4.5k or so. I'm not looking forward to that.
I feel this so much. I had a job offer that kind of popped up out of nowhere and we had to scramble to find a daycare for my daughter. Couldn't even find one that did 5 days a week and had to settle for a 3 day a week daycare, that's not even all day. Grateful to have it though I guess, what made it even more annoying is that I got the job offer, scrambled for daycare, which she's loving, and then have been waiting weeks and weeks for a background check to finish..
Im putting up a 6ft vinyl privacy fence..its 12k...
Kacho
Member
Secret or TS?
Krappadizzle
Member
Kacho
Member
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Was wondering the same thing... I just had a 6-foot high chain link fence put in (with plastic privacy slats) because I couldn't afford a wood fence. And even that was still $7000 here.
dorkimoe
Gold Member
Maybe this is his fence-
Krappadizzle
Member
My goodness. Where do ya'll live? I was annoyed that I paid what I did considering I probably could have done it myself.
dorkimoe
Gold Member
Illinois. I wouldnt have been able to do this lol, digging posts making it level no way.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Oregon. Could have also done this myself, but even the materials would have been $3k-$4k here.
Krappadizzle
Member
Guess I should be thankful I live in South Carolina. I love this place.
Lol, I would have flipped a gasket had it come out like this. It looks great tbh, the catalyst was the new owners of the property next door deciding to air-bnb the property and just random ass people staying over there. A few of them even came to my house to ask to borrow shit....Like WTF? I don't know you and you aren't my neighbor, get away from my house. Now to just get a moat dug and laser-barbwire put on the fence, while having a pitbull with aids patrol the fence line.Maybe this is his fence-
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
That sounds... quaint. I miss the South sometimes.
Mine I put up became my neighbors are cooking meth, and the other neighbors have set up a transient parking lot. There are a lot of homeless people here now that still have vehicles they're living in, but you can't park them long-term on public roads - so a lot of homeowners here are now in the business of dividing their yards up into parking spaces and charging people a few hundred dollars a month to park there and use the main house's bathroom.
dorkimoe
Gold Member
lol I have dogs that just stare at my house and bark. Hoping the fence helps. But I do think there was a meth dealer 2 houses down
Krappadizzle
Member
Holy hell that sounds awful and terrifying. The cops won't help you out?
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Meicyn
Gold Member
I live in Illinois as well but… Christ, maybe I need to come out of early retirement and start a fence building business. $12K for 6 feet of fence? What the fuck. That is an insane amount of price gouging.
E-Cat
Member
First thing that came to mind
dorkimoe
Gold Member
6ft tall lol, its for a full sized yard
Meicyn
Gold Member
poodaddy
Member
That sucks OP, sorry to hear that we're in similar straits. Our heat pump in the living room just went out, and not having a working heat pump in Maine isn't an option, and I can't use the great rebates we have here as I'd have to replace every heat pump in the house to use them, which would cost me well over 25, so that'll cost me about 8k. Had to get the metal roof of the wrap around porch patched up as the last big rain storm fucked it up pretty good, that was 600 bucks. My cat needed 2k worth of dental work. My truck's frame is completely rusted out and I had to buy another frame and have the engine swapped from one to the other, that's 2.5k so far and will be about 10k when all's said and done, (just paid the deposit so far.) Needed to have support walls put up in the attic, haven't received the invoice for that yet and I'm scared lol. My wife's car just started making some freaky noises so we need to get that in to the shop. I have to have the yard completely overhauled when the temperatures raise enough to work with the grass, but to be honest I'd rather pay for that one as it's just far too much labor for just myself, but there's noone around here I can actually trust to get the job done as landscapers here have terrible reviews, so I guess I'm stuck doing it all.
Ya know.....I don't miss apartments, but I see why people sometimes don't like owning homes. It seems like when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong at once.
Ya know.....I don't miss apartments, but I see why people sometimes don't like owning homes. It seems like when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong at once.
Raven117
Member
Yup. Amazing how it works that way for everyone.
sono
Member
Yes I have noticed the unexpected comes in threes.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
Member
I know those feels OP, quadruple business expenses while I change developer teams, double personal expense out of pocket, house rates this month for the year, dentist visit and kids schooling/sports at the start of the year. Fun times.
I wish I was more liquid this month too, a solid opportunity to invest is there but I'm tapped this month, sometimes you just have to blow the budget and stick it out to come back on top.
I wish I was more liquid this month too, a solid opportunity to invest is there but I'm tapped this month, sometimes you just have to blow the budget and stick it out to come back on top.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
If I were you OP I would start a very dangerous family circus with lethal stunts & when the number of your dead kids is acceptable you just fold your tent, collect the insurance & high five your wife.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Sell 1 of your 20 kids.
Donate your magic sperm.
Return your wife's new 4090.
Profit.
In all seriousness, i get what you mean. All of a sudden random bills pile up one after another and it just completely crushes your dreams. Been planning a vacation with childhood friends for the last 4 years and every year all of a sudden you get a $5-10k spike in bills that completely wipes out those savings.
Donate your magic sperm.
Return your wife's new 4090.
Profit.
In all seriousness, i get what you mean. All of a sudden random bills pile up one after another and it just completely crushes your dreams. Been planning a vacation with childhood friends for the last 4 years and every year all of a sudden you get a $5-10k spike in bills that completely wipes out those savings.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
I save money on lunches.
It really adds up over time.
It really adds up over time.