[boefixepa]

It's really hard. I get all kind of slack from my family and they have finally learned just not to talk money with me. I can't get anything through their heads, but I REFUSE to shell out a nickel to them. I don't understand why they can't think ahead. I don't understand how they can live with debt collectors calling them all the time. I can't understand how they can't not WANT to do better.

The people at work...well it depends. I just started a kick where I have the goal to feed myself for $50 a month. My boss looked at me and said "you have to draw the line somewhere." It's not about drawing a line....I told him it was an experiment. It's not like I HAVE to live off $50 for food. I WANT to live off $50 so I can take the money I save and put it to better use. Heck it costs more than that to feed the dogs! I have some friends at work that really like the idea and they are really fun to talk to and bounce ideas off of, others think I'm crazy.

I'm with alot of you in that the general population is in a mind frame created by our society that says 'have it all and have it now.' Too bad they tell you what it will cost in terms of stress and relationships. I don't think I could ever go back to how I was before.

I wish I knew how to show people how much nicer it feels to be a little more 'free' from the debt. I'm not as far along as many of you, but I feel a thousand times better than I did living paycheck to paycheck and I was even current on everything. I wish I had the answer.