The last few months have really taken its toll on us financially. Since moving to the US, we’ve not been in the financial position to get our own place. This is quite a depressing thought. Jennifer and I have been married for 19 months and we haven’t lived on our own the entire time. In New Zealand, we were in a flatting situation because we were trying to save for the move back to the US. Since arriving in the US, we’ve lived with either Bill or Cindy simply because we don’t have the financial security to do so.
We’ve been wanting so badly to move in to our own place the entire time we’ve been here, but the economy being the way it is, I haven’t been able to land a long term contract, which would stabilise the ship a little. Jennifer has been working off and on at the store, but it just isn’t enough to make a real dent in our financial requirements.
The economy really has brought the country, and indeed the world, to its knees. The state of things at the moment are so dire that major finance companies are folding and the government is handing out bailout plans like chips. I think in the long run, these attempts to “stimulate the economy” will actually go further to bury it, which is a very depressing and daunting thought.
At the moment, it’s looking like I might have a few things going that may just ease some of the pressure, but nothing is certain yet. I’m hoping that the next quarter will help bring things to a level keel. If not, we may have to make serious changes and drastic movements, which may include moving to a different town, or even a different state.
I guess we’ll see how things pan out. Hopefully, things will pan out, but only time will tell.
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