I get paid once a month. The last business day of the month. It kind of sucks. Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful and blessed that I have a job and that I even get paid. But, it almost feels like each month I’m waiting to see if I’ve won the lottery. The first 2 weeks are amazing, I’m paying bills, my expenses are being managed-things are good. Then, during the third and fourth week it gets a little stressful. Those are the weeks when emergency expenses always seem to pop up. Fun events come up and I should say no…but, every other one I say yes, let’s do it! It can be pretty frustrating because it feels like the momentum towards meeting my goals is so freakin’ slow. It really pisses me off! I will be paying off a credit card in the next 3-4 weeks and honestly, it was beginning to feel like that day would never come. It has been so frustrating trying to pay off debt while creating a substantial savings. There are times when I feel like I’m just treading water and slowly sinking under water. It’s during these moments ( that I’m convinced last way longer than they should) that one has to rally. These are the moments when you’re slowly trying to make something good happen and you have to try over and over again until you meet the goal that you’ve set for yourself. These are the moments when you see what you’re made of. So, right now I’m asking myself-“What am I capable of doing?” This is something I ask myself every time I don’t meet a goal that I’ve set for myself. Then, I try again. And again, and again. Do you get paid once a month? What do you do when your momentum stalls. Do you have any suggestions or advice for the rest of us?
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I used to get paid 4 weekly and like you the first 2 weeks were great and the last two seemed endless. So I used that time to try and make some extra money (selling on ebay, amazon etc). I did everything I could to make those two weeks fun by generating debt snowflakes
Thanks Laura! I’m really trying to build some momentum and there are times when I get so frustrated. I used to work holiday jobs, etc. But, it’s so busy at my day job that I am unable to fit in a part-time gig. I will look into ebay/amazon and see what I can do. Hope all is going well.