tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9307461.post1284116057648273971..comments2023-10-09T07:49:36.779-04:00Comments on Post No Bills: New York Adventures in Banality: "Blaming the IRS for your poor choices isn't healthy."nycrougehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265006330870061553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9307461.post-38871036351466795872008-06-22T16:16:00.000-04:002008-06-22T16:16:00.000-04:00That is the problem with $3 cigarettes. I have tri...That is the problem with $3 cigarettes. I have tried to quit a couple of times, and am right now on my third attempt (I was also impelled partially by financial problems, by the way). The packs are just so cheap though, that this tough process gets way tougher. <BR/><BR/>On another note, I hope your financial situation improves, and that you and Ms. K manage to get enough money to move in together. I honestly do not or have ever seen you as a failure, and I have to say I was always amazed by your decision to move to New York, and face life like that. <BR/><BR/>Good luck with everything!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9307461.post-34849560902762903742008-06-18T19:38:00.000-04:002008-06-18T19:38:00.000-04:00I'm a regular reader (say..lurker?) on your blog, ...I'm a regular reader (say..lurker?) on your blog, and I often find that in spite of your tendency toward loving self deprecation, you are incredibly world-wise. (i.e. you're pretty awesome._<BR/><BR/>That being said - you wrote "Nothing says failure more than laying out bills and pay stubs on the desk of a complete stranger and asking for help. Nothing says failure more than having to explain how I got in that situation in the first place."<BR/><BR/>That's not failure. That's proof that you are indeed a responsible, thoughtful person. It's also proof that you are a human being, because human nature disposes us to get in over our heads sometimes. It is having the presence of mind to recognize that, and to get up and do something proactive towards resolving things that turns the tides toward success.<BR/><BR/>"Failure isn't getting knocked down; Failure is not getting up again."<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your budget, and Good Luck!Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092410827200077544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9307461.post-89643347430775130252008-06-18T13:07:00.000-04:002008-06-18T13:07:00.000-04:00If it makes you feel any better, I'm 34 years old ...If it makes you feel any better, I'm 34 years old and have only recently gotten a handle on my finances. I too enrolled in a debt management program a few years ago. It took me a while to chip away at the problem but I did. I was also fortunate enough to get a no-interest loan from my parents, which I'm still repaying (every month like clockwork) to this day. I would have been royally screwed without it. <BR/><BR/>Financial shit happens to the best of us. The important thing is you recognize it and you're already doing something about it. You're totally entitled to be majorly bummed out when an expected source of cash suddenly dries up. I'd go all Incredible Hulk if that happened to me. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, my stimulus check will be handed right over to the moving company (I'm moving July 1). Regardless, I'll buy you a drink the next time I see you. Sound good?<BR/><BR/>Also, I love the new banner!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com