Dom made it to and from safely from his solo trip to Orlando. I was grateful we made it safely to and from the airport as well despite the idiots on the road. Thankfully the hotel that was hosting the Poppy Parker event was literally in the airport itself so he didn't have to step outside. He enjoyed himself but was definitely pooped with the jet-set to and from travel less than 24 hours.
I'm continuing to feel the financial pinch from Dom and he's yet to carry out any of the plans he's discussed doing which includes tutoring kids or selling any of his ginormous doll collection. I keep bugging him periodically to take action but he is still taking his sweet time.
He mentioned possibly looking into getting disability payments. Since he is out of work and he's hit roadblocks on getting hired, it would make sense. He says he will pursue this in January. I mentioned it to Tasha and she reminded me that a friend of hers signed up for disability and it has been a godsend for her. I'm praying the Orange administration doesn't mess up the process. We shall see.
I do pray that I can hang on to my job. It continues to be stressful and they are throwing Developer Support cases at me even though I pushed back against it. I believe what's happening is that with the layoffs, we've had to do more with less people. I have at least a dozen Severity 1 cases in my docket. It's been a juggling job and by the end of the day I'm exhausted. It is possible to be grateful but stressed, right?
On the bright side Centier bought me two positive pieces of news. First, they finally credited our joint account for the September 5th hack. I was able to put some of it towards bringing down the mortgage which is now $8400. Speaking of the mortgage, I got some better than expected news that the monthly mortgage payment is increasing by only a little over $4. So that means taxes and insurance haven't increased much. That's compared to last year when my monthly payment increased by over $100 a month. I guess they're giving me a tiny break.
If I can just hang on for another six to eight months at the job, I should be close to having the mortgage completely paid off. That'll give me some breathing room to better manage Dom's expenses. If only I could rein in his spending, we'd actually be fine. Let me be a cautionary tale for choosing your partner wisely. I chose wisely for love but that's only one part of the equation (even if it's a big part). But it is definitely ideal to have a partner that has similar financial goals in life. Why do spenders and savers connect together? Two savers is definitely the ideal situation (for me as a saver at least). Two spenders would be a complete disaster (though with Dom that would be his ideal situation - till the debt creeps in).
But life throws things in perspective. Last night Dom got a call from his niece Lexie telling him that his Mom had a cranial hemorrhage (brain bleed). She was actually flown by helicopter to a hospital in Fort Wayne. She's in ICU but thankfully is in recovery.
As much as Dom and I clash, his Mom's episode reminds me that there is more to life than finances. Life truly is too short.
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