For the first time in my life, I'm waiting on a paycheck. Two, really. In the past, when my co-workers or friends talked about not having money until their next paycheck, it always made me feel bad for them. Now I feel that being in this situation is even worse than I thought.
We're not totally broke yet. I would just feel better (or worse?) knowing where we stand for the next month. I need to know so I can plan for food and baby things that we still need. I'm ashamed to admit that we don't even have a car seat yet. There are a lot of things we still need before we can bring a baby into the world, including insurance. I'm in the process of signing up for Medicaid, but it has been difficult because I recently got a job and I don't have pay stubs yet. I must say though, I managed to get a job in the nick of time. Without it, we would not be able to eat next month. I'm not proud of having to turn to this, but I've paid my taxes and I'm very thankful that there are programs to help people in similar situations to mine. And although we have not yet stared to receive benefits, I eagerly await the day we can get out of these programs and sustain ourselves.
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