Sunday, November 23, 2014

Money

I can now understand those people who get themselves into a situation where they can't pay their bills. I'm not bad with money; I don't have an outrageous shopping habit or gamble but it just so happens that everything managed to coincidentally happen within the same time frame.
Honestly speaking, I do have the money but it's sitting in a savings account which I'm doing my best not to withdraw from cos I used to do that which is why I have such low interest rate. So I'm trying a new approach where I'll just use the money I receive from work rather than transfer anything to savings for now till everything blows over. I underestimated how much I needed for the coming months. The dental fees cost about 100 bucks more than expected cos of slight complication that they had to use the drill which added extra. Then I'm expected to pay for the visas for the family cos my plane ticket is covered. And then there are all those other costs for the trip, plus I need to pay two months rent... It's a little overwhelming to say the least. I don't even earn that much per week.. maybe 400-500?
Either way, it just irks me when my housemates aren't very sympathetic to my cause and where I try to be frugal they see me as being stingy. Well screw you. I'm trying hard to keep costs low where I can, but they leave their tvs on, lights on, everything else bloody on. I'm glad they can tell I'm pissed. We pay for everything pretty evenly (except rent but they have the bigger room and ensuite) yet I somehow end up doing most housework without so much as a thank or acknowledgement. I don't mind doing it occasionally but sometimes they need to put in some work. My housemate even said that when Jasp and I went overseas they were okay with doing the housework, but when we came back they just relaxed and didn't worry about it. I am partly to blame I know, but I've tried stopping to clean after everyone now but it has gotten to the point where we had several boxes stacked full of rubbish just sitting there.
I knew I wouldn't like living with them particularly. I enjoy them as friends, but a lot of what they do or not do just pisses me off sometimes. I only moved out thinking that it'd be cheaper but really, it's been about the same if not more money living with them.
I don't think I'm in a right mind to be thinking about all this, feeling really pressured at the moment, most self inflicted. Sigh.

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