My Debt Blog

I guess my wife feels that our bathroom was holding us back from actually listing our house in this lousy housing market. Lucky for me I had some help to get the bathroom painted. The paint is a blue color to go with our bedspread since the bedroom was already painted back in May. Granted I think the room probably could use some paint because the old stuff was cracking and faded in places.

We went through our closets and storage areas and found a lot of stuff we’re going to get rid of come trash pickup day. I just hope the garbage people will take it all away for us though so I don’t have to locate a dumpster. We need to find a second hand store to try to sell off the stuff we don’t want but don’t want to throw out. It would be nice to get some money for some of this stuff though.

I’m almost at the end of the month of July and there’s still money in the checking account! This has not happened in the past 3-4 months because of things carrying over funny or using money in there for checks making them hot. I hate writing hot checks too because you just never know how quickly that money may try to escape you.

My wife has a limited amount of time to work full time because school will start soon. She is concerned we’re not going to have enough money to make it without her working. After suggesting I get a second job, I suggested to her we should probably be adjusting our lifestyle to fit my income first? Could I get a second job if necessary? I’ve done many jobs prior to my career that may not pay very well but would bring some extra cash in. I’m not at all lazy but at the same time working 70 hours a week to keep things the same as they always are isn’t a solution.

I’m still mulling over things regarding selling this house. The costs of doing this are even more stressful and I don’t know if my wife is concerned about that. She continues to spend time checking out apartments online and pictures make things look so much better than how it is right now. Are stainless steel appliances and granite countertops with porcelain sinks neat? Sure it is but it also increases the monthly rent and delays our ability to get out of debt. I guess it boils down to a balance between money and lifestyle. More money does not mean better lifestyle and our lifestyle should not require more money.

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