Our financial situation is infuriating...
I finally got a job again 2 months ago, bf hasn't had as much luck, his options are limited because we have a baby and we can't find anyone or even afford to hire anyone to watch her. So bf's only option is to find remote work and he hasn't been hired for anything yet.
It's so frustrating because my current salary can't keep up with all the debts and bills we gotta pay for. We're already on a tight budget and still, we find ourselves needing to borrow some money from people almost every week, so it's like one step forward and two steps back.
I know it's only been 2 months since I got a job, obviously it's going to take a long time before our financial situation becomes stable, but God is it infuriating. Thankfully some people still lend us money, we give it back to them after every payday.
But then we gotta borrow money again and it's like are we even making progress?? I guess yeah, because we can buy some of our necessities and pay some of our bills on our own but eventually we're unable to until I get paid so we borrow again and on and on.
We've thought about consolidating all our debts by getting a loan but we can't get approved anywhere! I've even opted for credit cards but I've been rejected twice, most of them I don't even qualify for because again I've only been working this job 2 months.
I know it's good that at least one of us has a job, because it's really hard to find good work these days. But I'm just tired, we've been dealing with these problems for 2 years, even before our baby was born (she wasn't planned, and I was mad about that for a while, it was stupid I know, but we love her nonetheless).
I'm also stressed out about my job because I'm very much an introvert who gets anxiety over answering phone calls, but now I work in a freaking call center! Imagine that! Not the worst problems a person can have, but we're just tired of feeling like we're stuck in a loop.
There has to be something we haven't thought of or tried, not gonna elaborate on what we have tried because I'm just tired and it's my day off and I should be resting instead of venting but...I just needed to get this off my chest....
Posted Jul 9, 2025, 4:05 AM UTC