The cost of living is astronomical. Brynn and I recently got an apartment for pretty cheap with utilities included and I have been trying to make a budget; we won’t be rich anytime soon. When I would see bums on the side of the street asking for money I always used to think, “why don’t they just go get a crappy job somewhere like at a fast food place and then find a little apartment to rent.” Now I get it, people can’t afford to live really anywhere alone without a dang good paying job and if you aren’t a high roller then you’re going to require two incomes to make ends meet. The church I belong to discourages the wife from working which currently seems more like a fanciful idea than a plausible reality. Brynn and I both make above minimum wage and together average about 60 hours total each week but are far from being able to afford a place we can actually call home. Housing prices have risen a lot, even here in Utah. This uber-inflation has pushed many would-be homebuyers out of the housing market forcing them to rent, and I hate renting.
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be thankful you don't live in florida. jackholes here have trained monkeys to take money straight from your pocket. i hate trained monkeys....norm
thanks for making me gambit!
I knew you would like that. How's life in Florida? Have you been diving out there?
I guess I'm Dr. Doom by default since I have an official nametag and white coat, but I really do wish that the Redhead were Rogue. Ahhhhhh.......
I meant Rogue in real life. That didn't flow like I wanted.
I tried to find a more provocative picture of her.
I beg to differ. You make a good comment, but its all in what you consider a necessity. I'm currently putting my husband through school, which definitely makes the budget tight, but we've afforded to be able to buy a house (just barely!) And I work non-profit, so you know I'm making much less than the average bear with a degree. But the point is that we make it happen because we have chosen what's important. We don't have tv (so my husband listens to am radio instead of watching Sports Center) and we don't have the internet (so here I am at the library) and our cars are ten years old (but paid off) and we use our gym membership as our recreation--swimming, basketball, tennis, etc. instead of seeing a movie or going out to eat. I think people have such a warped idea of what is necessary in life (plasma tvs, cell phones, running water) that it makes budgeting and living on a single income almost impossible. But I definitely think its possible.
BTW Nate Sorry I never emailed you back! How the heck are you?
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