But, just when you think you are ahead, life happens. Last night, after a fantastic day in Portland with my husband and best friend, Berry, we got stranded right off the freeway in Albany due to a flat tire. Really?! We definitely got those tires 6 months ago. So why did it happen? Well, our alignment was so off it murdered my tire. Of course, Les Schwab neglected to let us know any of this when they put the tire on. So $150, a whole bunch of my emergency fund is gone. And, to get the alignment fixed, which we have to do, even more of my emergency fund gone.
Grrrr. I guess this is how life goes, eh? You just get going and BOOM... Life happens. I guess this is adulthood? Not a huge deal, but I would love not to live so close to the edge once in a while. I guess it is a darn good thing that my God is bigger than my emergency funds or my tires.
I guess nothing a peppermint mocha can't fix... for a short time anyway.
What can I say, after 69 years I've learned one thing ... sometimes you're the windshield, sometimes you're the bug.
ReplyDeleteThats right
ReplyDeleteStarting out is hard! There is never enough money. We never have much of anything left after paying our bills. I've learned to focus on what we do have, and really the only thing that matters at the end of the day is that your family is taken care of and together (:
ReplyDeleteSuch a good perspective, Liz :)
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