It’s getting hard on me - I’ve bought lottery ticket for first time in life!
I can’t seem to win. I’m retired on checks. Times hard so I get more out of my Prudential retirement acct only to find that more taxes are taken out. Don’t know how to be efficient so I’m seeing a tax man on Monday to see if there is anyway I can break even.
KWYM. It’s harder every year. Hubby bought a lottery ticket the week before but decided this week to save that pittance. The legislature cut property taxes this year but ours went up the same as they do every year (what’s the going price for spare kidneys?). Health insurance is up (not that we can go since it doesn’t kick in until $6000 with the new rules). Utilities are up. I’m hoarding a package of reduced soon to expire ground beef in the freezer from last year (yes, need to use it soon) because we can’t afford beef. Our grocery can charge anything they want since they’re the only game in town. We’ve had to learn to repair the important appliances ourselves to get them to last a bit longer. The icemaker broke today and the dishwasher hasn’t worked since I don’t remember. Have been looking up diy on the icemaker today but will be using ice trays for the time being. Christmas presents are all handmade at zero to minimum cost. Haven’t bought a new pair of jeans or shoes since 2008 or 09 and shirts are sewn from free fabrics. Hubby will take a friend to the movies when he wins free tickets off the radio. It’s been beans and rice this week though last night we splurged with dollar burgers but they’ve gone up to $1.39 recently so may be rethinking that treat. Hubby thinks my garden is for fun, but I don’t have the heart to tell him it isn’t. And neither is ruining my hands shelling these little hard shelled native pecans. We never thought this would be our retirement.