Finally! I feel like I have made good choices. When I got my settlement money I knew it wasn't a lot and it wouldn't go as far as I hoped it would go. Putting most of it into a GIC and forcing me to sit on it has been the best choice I could ever have made. It has forced me to really sit down and think about how it can help me in this precarious time.
Governments are not taking care of their people. Our helath care is in crisis ~ I dont' have a family doctor and it has RUINED my life to the point I now just want to hurry up and die because I live my whole life in severe pain!!! The funding for the disabled and poor is WAY TOO LOW and so far below the cost of living folk are choosing to die rather than starve on ODSP or OW. The decline has been happening over that past few years. Some didn't pay attention,... but I did.
Once you have felt hunger with no food in your pantry or fridge ! you never forget hardship and you learn to plan so it never happens again.
So instead of buying frivolous garbage like furniture and fancy devices,... I instead took care of my end of life needs as I knew my family wouldn't. If I hadn't done this myself - I would have ended up in a paupers grave just like my Grandma Ida did. Again,... taking care of myself.
I'm planning my first vacation in 25 years. Booked and paid for already. Now I am hearing that air fares will be sky rocketing in price due to the war and the cost of fuel. I AM ALREADY BOOKED AND PAID! If I had waited to book it could have cost so much I wouldnt' have felt it cost effective and probobly wouldn't have gone. But now - I don't have to worry. Just enjoy it when it comes June 30th.
But the biggest thing I have been doing is preparing for war and the loss of supplies in the future. I stocked up. I have a years supply of toilettries and about two months of food (which I will be adding to over the next few months) I am now buying powdered versions (milk, bouillon,...) so if I can't get out to get fresh I will have powdered for back up. My whole struggle in life is NOT being able to access basic needs. So this has helped me. Instead of panicing over when I can finally get out to get all this stuff ~ it is done.
All of this with the new generator has me feeling relaxed. I haven't felt safe and relaxed in a very, very long time.
And today the ice storm is coming,.... so I sit back and smile. While others will end up sitting in the cold and dark - I will have power to run the heater and the kettle and coffee maker and most importantly for me - the tv so I dont' get bored.
Roll on ice storm!! I am ready for you!
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