I have done what they've always feared I'd do. I spoke up.Ever had a day where you're at work, and you have the most awesome idea for a weblog entry. As you go over it in your head, it sounds like pure genius. You can't wait to get home to share it. And when you finally get home... your mind goes blank. Has this happened to you? That's me, every day.
My only mistress is the truth. And she has never let me down.I had read an article in yesterday's paper on how banks are getting rich off overdraft fees. That's great. They ruined our economy with adjustable mortgage rates, but yeah. Good for them. It's great to know that they're still finding a way to stay rich. Don't they still have millions in stimulus money left over? Again, good for them.
Now, let me tell you a bit about my current economic situation.
I've been out of High School for several years, I still don't have the money needed to further my education to an acceptable level. In the meantime, more that half of what I take home every month goes toward the rent for a one-bedroom apartment. I have no car, so I walk to work every day, and everywhere I go. I have furniture, most of it pulled from out of a dumpster. I have seven boxes of store-brand macaroni and cheese that has to last me to the end of the month. I won't be able to make anything any better for myself unless I find a room-mate, likely my brother, to help me pay the rent for several months so I can save more than $30 a month. My Wii and my iPhone are my only luxuries. I haven't purchased a game for my Wii in over a year, and I'm on a shared family plan with a friend to reduce the costs of my phone's plan.
How I get around.No embellishment here, I'm really that poor off. America, this is you.
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