See, it's only later that this shit starts to sink in.

[apocalypsos]

So after paying the dentist $200 of the $600 I'll owe him for fixing my tooth, buying groceries, paying my mom towards the money I owe her for my car, paying my car insurance, paying my college loan payment, and possibly throwing a few bucks towards my telephone/cable/internet bill, I might actually have money to put gas in my car for the next two weeks. Maybe.

Oh, and I'm supposed to get my car inspected by the end of the month. And what's left after paying my rent out of my next paycheck should be just enough to give the dentist another two hundred bucks and put gas in my car for the next two weeks after that. Maybe.

Ah, replacing mind-numbing pain with terrifying stress. Story of my life, really.

*contemplates which organs I can sell*

Comments

[kijikun.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you've thought of this but do you qualify for food stamps? It might take a little pressure off your budget. I've been on them before and it really does help, plus some states in summer if your on them automatically sign you up for assistance on your utilities bills.

I'd shoot you over some money if I had much to spare. If ten or so can help you with gas let me know.

[laughingrat.livejournal.com]

I know you're trying to pay off the dentist ASAP, but for what it's worth, I owe mine $500 and they're taking $30 a month. It's more expensive in the long run, but maybe yours would let you do that for a few months until this mess is over?

[harmonyfb.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you. :( Nothing like realizing that you have $20 to put gas in the car and buy groceries for the week, so that medical test will have to wait because they want cash for the $200 co-pay, and I haven't filled my allergy prescription ($35) or LT's migraine prescription ($65), and oh, the school needs us to send in Kleenex, and LT's yearbook will be $50, and it's due soon....::kicks the stupid bill that unexpectedly ate up $200 of our budget::

However, for guilt-free spending money, let me recommend Opinion Outpost (https://www.opinionoutpost.com/). It's a survey site, but you can have the cash rewards either mailed to you, or turned immediately into Amazon gift certificates. I used them to buy Yule gifts, and occasionally buy that book I can't live without...and they don't come out of my regular budget, so it doesn't affect living money.

[eleigh.livejournal.com]

As for the student loans have you considered the IBR plan? I don't know how much you make per hour or what your payment is now but me and a friend of mine both applied for it and we qualified for a $0 repayment for the next year.