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Trust me, I've learned all about financial responsibility. Over the past 6 years I've made great strides to save and live a very minimal life now. The lesson

Trust me, I've learned all about financial responsibility. Over the past 6 years I've made great strides to save and live a very minimal life now. The lesson has indeed been learned. There were some details omitted from my post regarding my finances as I did not want it to turn into a book. But long story short I had just started making that level of income the beginning of the year and I had a lot of expenses and debt I was paying off ergo why I had not had much saved. Selling the home was attempted but the house was tore up so bad from the renters that I didn't have the money to make it "sale ready". Selling the car was not an option as I was living in it at first.

dredmorbius 11y ago
This (and a couple of other comments you've made to this thread) would make a very good "lessons learned" coda to your blog post. Living below your means, and having an emergyency fund / "fuck you money" in the bank is hugely valuable. Not always possible. This is also a powerful argument for why social and emergency services should be accessible.
rev_bird 11y ago
> I had a lot of expenses and debt I was paying off ergo why I had not had much saved This is me right now, and it's such a scary situation to be in. Yes, I am lucky enough to have a job that pays me more than I ever thought I'd make, but it could go away any minute -- and siphoning all my cash into my debts might look a lot worse then.
- shakycode 11y ago
  Keep on working smart and doing your best to save. I have learned my lesson the hard way. Nothing is permanent and everything is subject to change. The anxiety that occurs when you are faced with financial issues and/or a job loss can be crippling. Even to this day after all of my lessons learned I still worry about what would happen if I lost my job again and had to go back to square one.

dredmorbius 11y ago

This (and a couple of other comments you've made to this thread) would make a very good "lessons learned" coda to your blog post. Living below your means, and having an emergyency fund / "fuck you money" in the bank is hugely valuable. Not always possible. This is also a powerful argument for why social and emergency services should be accessible.

rev_bird 11y ago

> I had a lot of expenses and debt I was paying off ergo why I had not had much saved This is me right now, and it's such a scary situation to be in. Yes, I am lucky enough to have a job that pays me more than I ever thought I'd make, but it could go away any minute -- and siphoning all my cash into my debts might look a lot worse then.

shakycode 11y ago
Keep on working smart and doing your best to save. I have learned my lesson the hard way. Nothing is permanent and everything is subject to change. The anxiety that occurs when you are faced with financial issues and/or a job loss can be crippling. Even to this day after all of my lessons learned I still worry about what would happen if I lost my job again and had to go back to square one.