Well, my husband is now officially unemployed. Again.
His contract ended yesterday. We knew the end was near but frankly, I was expecting more than 48 hours notice.
Apparently, all's fair in the world of love and contract work.
He has some interviews set up next week with some recruiters but as of right now, we have no job prospects on the horizon.
I'm scared. We have absolutely nothing in savings right now. Over the last 4 months, we've spent almost $6,000 on both of our cars just to keep them running. We're depleted.
I make a decent salary but not enough to sustain the household. I'm a BIG TIME planner and not knowing when he'll find a job is absolutely stressing me out. I have a spreadsheet where I track our bills and I've created a tab called "Worst Case".
It's not pretty.
I do have a solution though. I'm just going to stay drunk this weekend and then I'll remain oblivious to everything.
Not a solid plan, huh?
I am trying to keep my faith and believe that everything will work out. It always does, one way or another.
In the meantime, could you say a few prayers for us? Or, just pass along any really good drink recipes that you might have.
6 comments:
gah. this sucks. i HATE it. we're kind of in the same boat as b teaches at random community colleges and he has no classes this summer. we figured out that we could survive, but it would be REALLY tight. so, he got a random job. he actually said to me this week. "your job pays our bills, but my job allows for other things. you know, like FOOD". it was a real wake up call. i'm super glad that i ended up with a hand-me-down bike now and didn't actually purchase one with money we didn't have!
i know you're a planner and that you can work this out. and i will send positive thoughts your way!
in the meantime: vanilla vodka with gingerale. YUM! :)
It seems a familiar refrain these days i feel. Prayers said, fingers crossed and if you let me know what field your husband is in maybe I can refer him or help?
Em
Oh I'm so sorry. Many prayers sent your way.
Ugh, so stressful. Hopefully you survived the weekend and don't have too big of a hangover! I'm a planner, too, so this is totally out of my own comfort zone, but try to take it day-by-day. Sometimes looking at more than that is way too overwhelming. Prayers coming your way.
I always read your posts, but I only recently commented for the first time (on your Q & A on Infertility, and you answered my question - thanks!!). I will keep you in my prayers. My husband had surgery last month and hasn't been working the last 7 weeks. I totally understand the fear you're feeling and how stressful it is! My husband always tells me this is just a blip on the radar. When we look back on it we'll hardly notice how it set us back financially. And God continues to provide all our needs, and we have more than we really need! Even though our plans for IVF and a family have been seriously delayed, I still have peace over it. I will pray you do too! You'll get through it just like we will! : - )
Catching up so I read post where he found a job first, but your plan in this post made me chuckle out loud!!
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