Doing what is necessary.
I've been bartering! Look at this bounty from my friend's garden: Then I went to Sprouts and bought a ton of lean meats on sale, so I should be good to not shop for at least two weeks. Today I'm getting a free haircut, since I bartered for that too. Last week I bartered babysitting for a massage- I was hurting pretty badly, and sorely needed it. I start a babysitting gig on Thursday nights with a family I know well and love, so that will be awesome- and they said I could bring Petri with me! If only I could barter for insurance (health, business, legal, auto), rent, utilities and my big quarterly federal tax payment that's due in two weeks. Bartering aside, I'm simply making tough but necessary changes. I'm reducing my monthly Roth IRA payments from the max to the min. I'm not renewing my lease, so I will move out of here on November 29th. I have a place to go and there are so many pros- I'm moving in with people I love, I will have a private r...