Well, it makes it harder, on a variety of levels. I mean, do we go for the drastic credit counseling option that takes away our credit cards and, I believe, leaves a permanent demerit on our financial history? Do we just live with the high interest rates and do the thing where you pay them off one at a time? I don't know, because THIS was supposed to be my solution.
It's just...it's been so long since I've felt like I've had anything to rejoice in, and the things that started well keep turning sour or not coming through. Every time I think I've FINALLY found something good, it falls apart on me, and I'm getting angry about it because the only other option is to just give up, and I don't want to do THAT, but...how can anyone work as hard as I've been working for YEARS and never have any good luck?
Obama's pulling away in the "precincts reporting" thingie... he's ahead by about 2.7%.
Sorry to be all upset and a downer...I just thought this might work out after all, and I'm having to talk myself into keeping up the fight.
ETA it's not as grim as that sounds. Giving up would just be saying, "Oh well, I'll never be published, I'll never be out of debt, and I'll never have a good job, so I'll just stop trying to make things better and just accept that authorship, home ownership, ever getting back to Europe, and a retirement where I'm not a half-starved cat lady are not in my cards." Keeping up the fight=refusing to live a life of quite desperation.
Caucus watch & post!
{{{Susan}}} Just remember, it doesn't have to be an all or nothing solution. Do what you can to pay off the cards with the highest rates (via the loan) and chip away a the other ones. It will be better than nothing and maybe after a few months, when you can see progress, you'll feel better about your options.
Good news of the day: the home warranty people are going to pay for our $1K in furnace repairs.
Bad news of the day: the cat has worms.
It's a push.
NBC declares Obama the winner....
CNN is projecting Huckabee on the GOP side.
Well, it's not like there's a non-ugh option on that side...
What's REALLY interesting, IMHO, is that Hillary is in 3rd so far, though it's still too close to call between her and Edwards.
The Democrat portion is narrow all around, so I'm not that impressed by Obama winning. Huckabee coming out that far ahead is interesting, because front runners at this stage often crash and burn. Plus I think the rest of the country looks at Huckabee, thinks Presidency, and laughs.
