I realize more and more every day that most folks are only a paycheck away from being homeless. Myself included. It seems that I can't get ahead, or can I?
Early Monday morning I notice that my son is BURNING up. I take his temp and its 101. I freak out because in the 6.5 mos he's been alive he's never had a fever. Trip to the ER...motrin and tylenol later, we are back home. But I had to take Monday and Tuesday off to be with him. Not that I'm complaining. I'm not particularly thrilled with my job and he's sick so I want to be with him. Now I'm frantic about the ER bill. Granted I have insurance but I already owe the hospital like 2gs that I have no way of paying back right now.
I guess I need to get out of my rut. Stop saying "I'm going to" and DO. I need to be a lot more proactive about my financial situation. It's not going to fix itself.
When the Going Gets Tough
July 10th, 2007 at 04:23 pm
July 10th, 2007 at 07:31 pm 1184095890
You're right; only you can improve your financial situation by making changes. Even little ones make a difference. Good luck!
July 10th, 2007 at 08:49 pm 1184100593
The first time my son got sick was at the age of 6 months and we were out of town and did not know a sould there. We got out a phone book and found a pediatrician willing to see him. I could hardly believe it. Our insurance paid, too, because we called them first and got "authorization." We saved both ourselves and the insurance company a lot of bucks by not going to ER.