October Check-in: A Frightful Month

The Traumatized Budget
Nov 3 · 5 min read

Haunted by my bad decisions, I carry on in the dark.

My black cat Huginn sitting on my long, colorful paper chain of debt.
My black cat Huginn sitting on my long, colorful paper chain of debt.
I hope my cat Huginn is good luck; he’s sitting on my debt.

As a month that was not supposed to suck, but then did, I guess October was okay. My bouyant relief in September notwithstanding, we were hit hard by two expenses: a surgery for someone in our family, and the replacement of tires and realignment for our car. All of it went on credit cards; couldn’t be helped. For while we are far better off this

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The Traumatized Budget

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I’m a 50-something bohemian with a mountain of debt and regrets. Can I dig out before it’s all over? I brake for poets.

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