First World Whines

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Just found out a colleague left this morning for a vacation in Miami and it's well below freezing here.  She goes on at least 2 nice vacations a year.  My first thought: "well yeah I could afford to go on all these vacations if I was childless, lived at home, and was still spoiled by my parents."  With the mortgage, PMI, and 3 days of daycare a week (around $900/month) - not to mention all these expenses that have been popping up (car repairs, etc.) - there is basically no wiggle room in our budget.  No vacation money.... hell, no weekend away money really.  I'm just rethinking a lot of the decisions we've made over the last several years (and especially the ones that I'VE made).

Also:
work is extremely busy and I feel like I'm always behind
It's f&%$king FREEZING!!!!
I messed up my attempt to omit added sugar from my diet and am on day 3 of Sugar Bender 2014


anyone else want to whine about (relatively) unimportant things?

[Shooby]

My business partner owns a condo in Costa Rica.  And, we have set it up so that he can go to Costa Rica from Jan 1 to April 1 every year.

[Shooby]

Feb 27, 2014 7:47:18 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

Just found out a colleague left this morning for a vacation in Miami and it's well below freezing here.  She goes on at least 2 nice vacations a year.  My first thought: "well yeah I could afford to go on all these vacations if I was childless, lived at home, and was still spoiled by my parents."  With the mortgage, PMI, and 3 days of daycare a week (around $900/month) - not to mention all these expenses that have been popping up (car repairs, etc.) - there is basically no wiggle room in our budget.  No vacation money.... hell, no weekend away money really.  I'm just rethinking a lot of the decisions we've made over the last several years (and especially the ones that I'VE made).

Also:
work is extremely busy and I feel like I'm always behind
It's f&%$king FREEZING!!!!
I messed up my attempt to omit added sugar from my diet and am on day 3 of Sugar Bender 2014


anyone else want to whine about (relatively) unimportant things?

  Well, I find a lot of people "whine" about how someone does it, when in reality, they could do the same thing if they were willing to live as the other person did to get to where they are.  If you live below your means and give yourself breathing room, then you also give yourself more ability to step out of the rat race as well.  I have learned a LOT from my business partner over the years about how to best position yourself to live the life you want to live.

[Deleted]

I'm not willing to pawn my kid off onto someone else and move back in with my mom.  I'd love to sell this house and move somewhere cheaper though.

[Shooby]

Feb 27, 2014 8:08:49 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

I'm not willing to pawn my kid off onto someone else and move back in with my mom.  I'd love to sell this house and move somewhere cheaper though.

LOL!  Well, start working your plan to get you where you want to be.

[cael]

I've been whining about how I won't have the tropical vacation I want anytime soon.... but then I remember I'm going to Africa for 10 days in April. and I shut up. It's not going to be a real vacation since we'll be doing work, but still. I'll take it until I can afford that tropical vaca at an all-inclusive resort so I can just be drunk on a warm sunny beach for several days.... ::sob:: maybe next year. Once DH is working FT again I will be taking a vacation if it freaking kills us.

But I am super excited about Ghana! It sure as hell won't be 7 degrees in the morning over there...

[Deleted]

How exciting! 

[zibazinski]

We are leaving today for another long house hunting weekend in Florida. Weather not going to be that great but sure better than up here! Where they closed schools again for the 9th time because of conditions. They actually could have delayed it by two hours because the roads are now fine as is the weather. But it's darn cold up here! So over it. 

[Shooby]

Vacations aren't really my thing. Personally, I can take or leave them. 

[cael]

You know, I always say I like the snow and winter, because I generally do (dunno if that makes me a true New Englander or just insane). The freaking insane cold has just worn me down this year though! I'm depressed and just stay inside and mope lately. I am sooooo ready for the beach.

I'm just super frustrated in general we aren't getting anywhere with anything while DH is finishing school. Obviously I knew it would happen, but I really want to take a vacation or start a house fund, and we can't do either of those things. I'm lucky I can pay the rent some months. I'm not necessarily rethinking decisions we've made (DH definitely needed an education of some kind), but it just sucks right now. I should be happy I *can* pay the rent and we can gas the cars up and eat, and I am... but I still whine.

[Shooby]

If it's cold out, go skiing!

[cael]

I can't really afford lift tickets we take the snowboards to the golf course sometimes but I just haven't had the time this year! Hoping we can go before the end of winter.

[wvugurl26]

I'm over this cold weather. I'm done with the snow and the ice and people driving like morons.

For my whine, my stepdad asked me to price out a trip to Aruba for my mom and me. And then he balks at the price. Obviously he has no clue what things cost. Airfare alone was $1k.

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Feb 27, 2014 7:47:18 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

Just found out a colleague left this morning for a vacation in Miami and it's well below freezing here.  She goes on at least 2 nice vacations a year.  My first thought: "well yeah I could afford to go on all these vacations if I was childless, lived at home, and was still spoiled by my parents."  With the mortgage, PMI, and 3 days of daycare a week (around $900/month) - not to mention all these expenses that have been popping up (car repairs, etc.) - there is basically no wiggle room in our budget.  No vacation money.... hell, no weekend away money really.  I'm just rethinking a lot of the decisions we've made over the last several years (and especially the ones that I'VE made).

Also:
work is extremely busy and I feel like I'm always behind
It's f&%$king FREEZING!!!!
I messed up my attempt to omit added sugar from my diet and am on day 3 of Sugar Bender 2014


anyone else want to whine about (relatively) unimportant things?

The daycare bill will go away eventually. I worked 2 or 3 days a week when the kids were infants to try and save some money and when I tallied the year I discovered that I paid $12K for daycare and I only made $18K! 

No wonder my "big splurge" every payday was a small Timmy's Iced Cap. I really don't miss those days....

[Shooby]

The Daycare Bill never goes away. Instead of sending money to Daycare, you just then transfer that money to the Orthodontist!

[thyme4change]

How's this for a "world's smallest violin boo hoo."

My neighbor is going to landscape her back-yard, and it is going to be beautiful.  I did my back-yard 5 years ago, and she is going to spend twice as much, and it will be so much nicer than mine.  So...I went out and test drove a Lexus and a BMW.  Jealously - I try to avoid it, but sometimes it just creeps up on you.

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Feb 27, 2014 8:48:10 GMT -5 Shooby said:

The Daycare Bill never goes away. Instead of sending money to Daycare, you just then transfer that money to the Orthodontist!

HUSH YOUR MOUTH! The kids go to the dentist in March. 

[sarcasticgirl]

It is 6° with I wind chill around -20 and constant wind. I am tired of being cold. My face is windburnt and dry and my hair is dry.
But in 24 hours I will be on a plane to the virgin islands... I have no kids and this is on reason why. We booked a month ago and just had to arrange a dogsitter which was easy peasy.

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Here's one! The new vehicle's gas light came on so I have to fill it after work and the temps are supposed to drop all day. 

The bright side is I got 60 more miles per tank than on the old one! 

[Deleted]

Have a GREAT time sarcasticgirl!!! 

<< jealous >>

[Deleted]

RE: vacation - finding people to watch DS isn't the issue... it's the lack of funds that is the problem. A lot of things contributed to where we are now financially. Sigh, the things I would tell my "5 years ago" self right now...

[sarcasticgirl]

Thanks, Beer!
In my defense, I am a texas girl living through one of the worst winters in chicago history. So it was either vacay, or leave my husband and dog and move in with my parents lol

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[sarcasticgirl]

Yeah- those kid things are expensive. I find it expensive just to be the worlds greatest auntie. So... I can't even fathom the money sucking an offspring would produce.

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[Shooby]

Feb 27, 2014 8:55:58 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

RE: vacation - finding people to watch DS isn't the issue... it's the lack of funds that is the problem. A lot of things contributed to where we are now financially. Sigh, the things I would tell my "5 years ago" self right now...

So, go camping or spend the day seeing local sites. Go to your Chamber of Commerce. There are literally tons of things all around you that I bet you have never seen or done.

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Feb 27, 2014 9:00:17 GMT -5 Shooby said:

Feb 27, 2014 8:55:58 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

RE: vacation - finding people to watch DS isn't the issue... it's the lack of funds that is the problem. A lot of things contributed to where we are now financially. Sigh, the things I would tell my "5 years ago" self right now...

So, go camping or spend the day seeing local sites. Go to your Chamber of Commerce. There are literally tons of things all around you that I bet you have never seen or done.

that's a good one!!! I don't camp. And my goal is to escape the cold - not sleep outside in it.

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Camping is fun, but summer seems so far away right now! I think that's the problem... 

[wvugurl26]

If I wanted to do stuff I could amuse myself for weeks on end. To say nothing of the museum fees and Metro fees I'd be shelling out. It's too damn cold to go play tourist in DC right now. I do want to see the tiger cubs at the zoo when it's warmer.

Sarcastic, enjoy your trip!

[Shooby]

Feb 27, 2014 9:02:37 GMT -5 @moneyjenny82 said:

Feb 27, 2014 9:00:17 GMT -5 Shooby said:

So, go camping or spend the day seeing local sites. Go to your Chamber of Commerce. There are literally tons of things all around you that I bet you have never seen or done.

that's a good one!!! I don't camp. And my goal is to escape the cold - not sleep outside in it.

My point is that you can find ways to have fun that don't cost a ton of money. We have local theater groups, museums and all kinds of things going on in the local community.  But if you can only have fun once a year when you travel, then so be it.

[swamp]

Feb 27, 2014 8:41:24 GMT -5 Shooby said:

If it's cold out, go skiing!

Not when its -20!! The local ski areas are hurting because its been so cold.

I am sooooooo sick of winter too. Its just been brutal this year

[sarcasticgirl]

Feb 27, 2014 9:05:08 GMT -5 wvugurl26 said:

If I wanted to do stuff I could amuse myself for weeks on end. To say nothing of the museum fees and Metro fees I'd be shelling out. It's too damn cold to go play tourist in DC right now. I do want to see the tiger cubs at the zoo when it's warmer.

Sarcastic, enjoy your trip!

I feel the same about chicago. I LOVE playing tourist and can keep myself busy for days on end and were willing to spend the money. But no matter how many things I did... I still wouldn't be warm while outside! That is all I want right now!!!!
And thanks;D

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