So let’s face it, with the price of gas going up every day, the cost of power continuing to slide upwards, and the insurance industry gouging the consumers for more cash, and claiming to have no profit, it certainly seems like these are the days when you have to make a fortune just to get by. Today, I’m irritated!
I dunno about the rest of you, but me, I have a budget for my income. I know how much money comes in, and basically, where it goes. I don’t know how anyone could get by without keeping track of at least some of their money but I do know people that do and that’s seriously scary.
Regardless, today I sat down and realized I had to adjust my budget because of the damn gas prices. I used to budget $30 a week for gas for my cas, but now that’s just not enough to fill the tank anymore. What the hell is the deal with the gas prices anyway? The oil companies blame OPEC, people blame the oil companies, and others blame the provinces for high taxes. Did you know 45% of the cost of gas to the consumer is just tax. 45 PERCENT! That’s insane. I read an article today that said some politicians want to cut the taxes down to give some relief to us customers, while other politicians say they should take the “surplus” from the gas tax and put it on health care. Do you honestly think they’re going to do that? I haven’t seen it happen yet. Take money from one pot and give it to another or waste it away. BLAH!
Regardless, I make a decent salary at my job so I’m able to pay my bills, have a nice car and a nice home, but frig man, it really hurts the pocketbook everytime I turn around. Everything keeps going up and the wages aren’t. I haven’t seen a real raise in salary since I moved back to New Brunswick in 2000. Companies don’t want to give out and the government just wants to keep taking more and more because they’re too stupid to figure out how to actually spend our tax money right.
So yes, today I’m annoyed. I’m annoyed because the little extra that I had keeps getting smaller and smaller and it hurts more and more. But at the same token, I also know that some of my financial obligations are my own fault, and that can hurt as well. I’ve racked up one credit card, which was for a reason, but it still needs to be paid back and that will take awhile. My surgery hurt the pocketbook as well so I’m still paying off some of that, so I guess ultimately, I shouldn’t be bitching about anything.
Funny eh? You pay out the huge expenses for some of the things you want, then you turn around and bitch about it when you don’t have the extra cash flow because the extra is paying off the big items. Ya, I guess I shouldn’t complain. But, it’s a free country and I’m entitled to it if I want to 🙂
So there, I’ve had my say!
