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It's been almost 2 years

May 30th, 2012 at 07:30 pm

Well it's been a few years since I last blogged and boy have things taken a turn for the worst. I know right before I stopped blogging, I was talking about dh possibly being laid off. Well it happened. He was laid off for eight months and then the same company hired him back on but for less pay. During that time, not only did we blow through most of our savings but we also racked up a ton of credit card debt. It's been a real struggle but we really need to try to get back on the right path. We've also used way too much money at the casino. When we first moved here, we used to always win and now all the casinos are so tight that no one is winning. With the layoff and dwindling savings, I think we were a bit desperate for something to happen, but we just blew through more money we didn't have to waste. Now it's time to put our chins up and try to do the right thing.

The worst part of it all though, is that we are now going through a short sale/foreclosure process. We bought out house in 2007 for $186,000 and now it's only worth $79,000. With dh's paycut and no more overtime and with us losing our babysitter so I can no longer work, things are pretty tight and there is no way we could make our mortgage payments.