tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post4203587162737375266..comments2023-06-01T08:15:30.899-05:00Comments on And Sam Makes Seven.: Going UnderUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-62746378342042057772011-03-03T13:39:44.198-06:002011-03-03T13:39:44.198-06:00I have so been there. Even though it was just me....I have so been there. Even though it was just me....I vividly remember having $12 to my name and having to decide to renew my driver's license ofr buy groceries. Thinking of you!Kellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06064731237468157401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-13966427618175136022011-03-01T14:33:48.241-06:002011-03-01T14:33:48.241-06:00I'm sure that was a hard post to write. Pleas...I'm sure that was a hard post to write. Please don't feel judged because as someone commented, most of us are one job loss or a couple of months away from that same situation. I know financial problems can be hard on a marriage. That's why my wife and I don't talk about it. just kidding - :)<br />Hang in there and I'll definitely be praying for you and your family.Jeffhttp://www.lovetoelly.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-65567163973208776132011-02-28T21:38:45.294-06:002011-02-28T21:38:45.294-06:00I will not try to be clever, nor will I try to giv...I will not try to be clever, nor will I try to give you any profound advice, but I will pray. And? Just a little possibly (only possibly) helpful advice: call your credit card companies and explain your situation. My brother went through this a few years back when he was going through his divorce, and the credit card companies were willing to work with him. They may reduce your minium Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-63987429120104513582011-02-28T15:33:50.074-06:002011-02-28T15:33:50.074-06:00We are in a better place that we were last year, b...We are in a better place that we were last year, but it just seems that as soon as we feel like we are getting back on top of things, another unexpected expense comes along. We have a broken sewer pipe. A $7,300 broken sewer pipe, that is not covered my homeowners insurance or the home warranty we got when we bought the home. Christian and I were both pretty upset about it last night. I was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-38747015150784168202011-02-28T15:11:09.441-06:002011-02-28T15:11:09.441-06:00Oh honey. I swear there is little in life more st...Oh honey. I swear there is little in life more stressful than money trouble. You are certainly not alone - the whole dang country is swimming in debt for heaven's sake! But I know that is cold comfort. I will pray for you. And I will share my favorite verse for when we are stressing about money:<br />"do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-53698670225160643952011-02-28T11:27:50.172-06:002011-02-28T11:27:50.172-06:00{{{hugs}}} Like you said, I have nothing clever to...{{{hugs}}} Like you said, I have nothing clever to say, but I am here praying for you and hoping for the best.metaphasehttp://www.metaphase.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-20731762140936653822011-02-28T07:39:36.816-06:002011-02-28T07:39:36.816-06:00Please, please, PLEASE know that you are NOT alone...Please, please, PLEASE know that you are NOT alone in this. So many of us are a breath away from where you are right now. Staring down the bills month after month, wondering which bill we can put off for just a little bit without getting the harassing phone calls. I'm with Nicki. Please protect that marriage. The finances are temporary - the marriage is for a lifetime. ;)I will be keeping youTamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01571795156218030261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7662209762016573627.post-48831343798813014962011-02-27T21:24:24.324-06:002011-02-27T21:24:24.324-06:00I wrote this same post (minus the religious refere...I wrote this same post (minus the religious references :))18 months ago. Honestly every single last thing you wrote, I felt. Same with the family issues. <br /><br />And while we have long since "recovered" financially, I am not sure I'll ever recover emotionally. Our marriage has taken probably an irrecoverable nose dive. <br /><br />It's very different than when we were young.Nickihttp://www.steppingonlegos.comnoreply@blogger.com