Re: Feeling Poor
Usually, the feelings I struggle with are not that I am poor, but that I am unlucky. I had my identity stolen in 2003. I didn't learn of it until 2004, when I was finally in a financial position to purchase a home. While I was straightening out my credit in 2004, housing prices doubled in my area. So when my credit was finally in good repair in 2005, we had to pay nearly twice as much for a home as we would have in 2004 (and I am the primary earner.) My husband and I got married in April ('06) and he was fired one month later for something that he should not have been fired for (union affliation.) The latest "unfair jab" is that prices are decreasing in the local housing market so we probably have negative equity in our home.
Yeah, I like to feel sorry for myself pretty often. When I do, I just remember all the things I do have. I have a wonderful family and a great husband. We're both in great health. I have a great job and have held it since I was 22. At 26 and 27 years old, we own a beautiful 1900 sq ft home. My husband graduated at the top of his firefighter academy and EMT school. He interviewed on Friday for a better job, and we finally have legal representation for the situation with his old job.
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