New Budget - Starting Over

[newmummy]

Ok ladies, here we go.

Had the settlement meeting. Not sure what is going to happen with the house, but in theory I should either end up with about $3k equity or half the proceeds after debt is repaid when the house is sold. We'll see. Either way it's sort of irritating.

I am going to have a massive garage sale of whatever I can when the divorce is finalized, but given what I've sold off already that might make me somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 - $150 IF it doesn't rain, etc. My sister had a bright idea today with things like my wedding dress, black performance formal which will never fit me again, fancier old baby clothes, etc - consignment stores. I might get a little more for them. I am debating back and forth with myself so hard over my mandolin - I really hate to sell it but on the other hand, am I ever going to get to play again? I can't afford strings for it now and haven't bought strings in about 3 years on my best estimate. I might get about $100 for it if the string store man's feeling generous, it was a restored made in the 1920s but hasn't had much TLC in a while. The settlement got me a china hutch, I'll be selling that. I figure any cash from that will go to an emergency fund.

So, my income will be $750 per month from child support if I can't find more work. I'm probably going to end up applying for disability, much as I hate to do it, but I can't drive and there's no public transportation here. That may or may not happen though, depending how long the paperwork takes to go through - I was told not to start applying until the name change is complete. Anyway, I need to budget mainly for medication and medical care (renograms, checkups, etc) and have no idea what I'm going to do. Any ideas are welcome.

[Wisconsin Beth]

I think there was a thread on the YM board about legit work from home options. I skimmed it but I think some where surveys and writing stuff. Maybe you can find the thread or look into that kind of thing? I don't know what your writing skills are like though.

I'd keep the mandolin for now and see what the next year brings.