I've always been a hard worker and good with my money. I like to be prepared and having some sort of savings for the future. The past three years it seems like I've been cursed. Every time I manage to squirrel away some savings something big happens that is going to cost me a lot of money.
"So long, farewell auf wiedersehen, adieu"
Me Waving As Big Businesses Haul Off My Savings
I worked really hard to save a couple thousand dollars a few years ago. Then my car broke down and ended up costing a good $1500 to fix. It was so painful forking over those hard earned dollars to the mechanic who fixed my car. He wasn't even that good of a mechanic. He messed up the wiring on an anti-theft device which locked my car down and I had to pay another mechanic a towing fee plus $60 to fix that. After that I started saving again....
My husband's dad passed away and left my husband some money. We did the smart thing and bought a cheap, foreclosed house so we didn't have to pay $800 rent anymore. Rent where we live is horrible because of it being a college town. Without a mortgage we were living great. We were saving a lot of money. Then, we were hit with a series of expenses.
Why Spend Your Own Money When You Can Steal Someone Else's Stuff For Free?
That's how someone felt when someone broke into my home while I was asleep and 7 months pregnant. At least they didn't hurt or kill me.
Thieves broke into our home twice. They stole my lockbox with $200 and some collectors coins. They also stole my expensive macbook and big screen TV. I am in school so I had to replace the laptop. My husband's car died...literally. The motor needs to be replaced so we now have a Monte Carlo lawn ornament. He ended up dipping into savings to get a cheap car off craigslist. We found black mold behind some paneling so we had to replace an entire wall to get rid of it. I broke my glasses and since I'm blind without them there went some more savings. We have well water and our pump is about 60 years old. It needs to be replaced and we need to install a new filtration system. The well tested positive for pesticides and lead so we need to fork out money to make our well work and safe to drink out of....Goodbye savings!
That being said my husband and I aren't broke yet. We still have an income and money coming in so we can live comfortably. Our savings keep taking hits though. It's so frustrating to spend years having savings disappear so quickly when you work so hard to earn them. I'm happy I found steemit to help me squirrel away money again. Every dollar I earn from here I'm putting into a savings account for rainy days. I just hope the rain doesn't come to often or too soon.
