Whenever I tell my mom, “I hate money,” she always responds with, “No, you don’t. You love money. You hate not having any.”
Touché, mom.
I’ve conducted an informal survey about money and romantic relationships and the verdict is in: Money is often the most difficult part of being in love. If I had a nickel for every time I heard, That’s why my parents got divorced, I’d have at least three dollars by now. (And the way things are going, I could really use three dollars.)
As the child of people who, God bless them forever, are not great with money, those responses scare me. As a woman who does not communicate about money very well with the man she is going to marry, those responses scare me. As someone whose car is bleeding oil and anti-freeze and doesn’t have the money for a down payment on a new car, nor the ‘A’ credit rating for financing at a decent interest rate, those responses scare me even more. Especially since I had more than $6,000 saved before Shaun came home in March, all of which has mysteriously vanished. (Well, ‘mysteriously’ is probably not an accurate word. It all went towards bills, a car for Shaun, furniture, utilities, gas, etc. – but the point is: It’s gone.)
It’s hard to have that conversation with the guy at the Chrysler dealership who tells me, “Yeah, unless you have a co-signer with perfect credit, you won’t be approved.” To which I reply, “Well thanks for your time,” knowing that there is not a single person in my life (whom I’d be comfortable asking to co-sign a car loan for me) that has the credit rating to help me. Goodbye dependable car! Goodbye decent gas mileage! Hello one hour drive to work in the morning with no cruise control and blown speakers.
I’m so glad I spent $60k to go to college.
I need a beer.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
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3 comments:
If I was in your part of town, we'd be having margaritas right now. and 10:30 AM is not too early for them :)
So Maria now it is June and I think you owe your readers an update. Since Shaun received his bonus for joining the Navy Reserves, you have a)caught up on all your bills b)gotten yourself a fine new ride c)gotten yourself a fine sparkly gem on your left ring finger and d)finished furnishing your nice cozy home in Rochester Hills! Makes me wish Dad could join the Navy Reserves!!!
(By the way is "gotten" a word?!?)
This is why you have to have faith and a positive attitude when you face adversity, as you will throughout your life. Even your school loans will get paid somehow in your lifetime, and your expensive u of m education will all be worth it in the end. Oh you got to have faith-a-faith-a-faith-ahh!!
Not surprisingly your mom is right. So quit drinkin and start postin. And remember that unlike all that other stuff, you'll always have your knowledge. Well, unless you get Alzheimer's, but whatever, GO BLUE!
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