Run For Your Life: My Journey to Debt-Free

I Need a Chill Pill

Posted by I Hope , Friday, October 10, 2014 10:24 AM

Budgeting is giving me anxiety. And I'm moving into prayer mode because it is too much going on and I need PEACE!!

I have to move. I HAVE to move. There is no way around it, so that means paying a deposit and first month's rent. So, that will be about $1200. I also have to pay tuition. I HAVE to pay tuition and that's about $2000. Then there are other obligations for this month to the tune of $1500. Where is all this money going to come from? I can't work more hours because I'm over 28 hours for the year. So I need to work 5 hours less per pay period.

I'm not complaining. God has blessed me with a take home income of about $3800-$4000 per month, so I'm not complaining, I'm trying trying to make all the numbers fit and with the impromtu trip to Chicago and the ramifications from that, I'm just a little anxious. And I'm hungry and I want to scrap this fast today, but I know I CAN'T. God is too GOOD TO ME!! And I LOVE HIM, so I have to keep going, but this is stressful. If I can get myself settled into a place I'd be more happy...but then I won't have any furniture and a friend just asked me if she could stay with me when she moves to another city because her job is still here. I told her that would be no problem because I have to have my place by the end of this month.

The furniture that I want will cost me about $5000, but I don't have that. When I just did my budget, I have about $2700 in the bank and I'm behind on paying my student loan. Not really behind, I've paid, but only the minimum which is getting me no where. I need to pay about $1000 per month to see some real results.

Lord, I know you are here with me, just give me some peace, please? Thank you, Lord!!