Family Visit

  Hello all well here's the story for the week. I am tired. I been cleaning since last Thursday. I kid you not. My mother came to visit me, and my house needed the cleaning. She stayed for a couple of days, and we visited family in the area. While she was here and shopped for the things she thought I needed for the house. Guess who paid for all that shopping? So, I have been running since last Thursday and today I finally get a break. I am glad she came nothing like seeing family especially if you haven't seen them in a long time. 

It's fall and cold in New York it's time to start thinking about getting ready for the upcoming holidays.  What I plan on doing is having a nice quite holiday like always. So far nothing special just been interviewing real estate agents. So I can finally sell my house and get on with my life. I interviewed 4 so far and they pretty much say the same things in different ways. One agent wanted to give me a class lesson on what she could do for me. When I asked her questions, she always said she's get to it and kept on talking. I was not feeling her at all. Interviewing real estate agents is not an easy thing.

I am on the no spending kick again in my mind I always feel I don't have enough money for retirement. Since I have medical bills that thank god. I have insurance for, but still, you never know a medical emergency can wipe a retirement saving out. That's what I am afraid of. Other then that. Things have been good thank god.

                                           So that's my story what do you think? 

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Things Have Changed

  Hello all well here's the story for the week. Yard sales and vendor events are not like they use to be. Meaning I went to 2 community yard sales yesterday and they both were selling junk for high prices. One community that was having yard sales was in a very nice arear and their yard sales prices reflected it. You would buy a used blender for $50 bucks? or a picture frame for $35 used did I mention. The other community yard sale had lower prices but still junk that you would find out of home goods store. As far as the street fairs they have more food vendors and craft tables that I can even mention.

I interviewed real estate agents for the house I'm trying to sell. Well, I started interviewing. So far so good hopefully I can get an agent by the end of the month. Since I want my rental house to be sold by the first of the year, because I refuse to pay any more property taxes on an empty house that I can't rent.

       Hope that your fall is looking good, and you are enjoying the nice weather we're having.

                                           Well that's my story what do you think?

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Family

  Hello all well here's the story for the week. I went on a mini vacation first to Atlantic city and then to Cape May all while visiting family. Can I say we had nice days to do things in. Atlantic City well Hard Rock Hotel was nice, but they got me. Not money wise but food wise. I got a coupon for a free buffet on Tuesday.  Since the buffet at Hard Rock hotel and casino is $43.00 per person. That coupon would come in handy but the buffet closes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. So why send me a coupon that states I can eat there on Tuesday? Also, you have to spend at least $5 gambling or no drinks. So free drinks are out. Besides all the room fees and charges. A complimentary room is really just a lower price room in my mind. I stayed 3 nights and one of the nights was completely free no fees nothing because I had enough comps to cover it. Overall, the 3 nights with one being completely free cost me $70 bucks not too bad. And I won some money enough to cover my expenses and then some.

Cape May was a cute town at the end of Jersey. Cute little shops and things. It mainly a weekend getaway with beautiful sandy beaches and over price stores and restaurants. It was nice spending time with family there. It was only a day trip but as long as you spend it with family who cares right.

                                                       So that's my story what do you think

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Suprised!

 Hello Everyone, well here's the story for the week. I got a Suprise yesterday in the form of a $657.00 energy bill. I'm on the budget plan when it comes to my energy bill. So, every month I know what my bill will be which is about $240 a month. I know expensive right. Anyway, I get this extra energy bill sating that they under charged me on my level billing plan and since they under charged me I now owe them $657.00 for their error. What if I don't have that kind of extra money for them and also why should I have to pay for their error. When I got this bill, this depressed me for the rest of the day. I hate paying bills!

I am trying to save money for my vacation next year as well as downsizing my place. Every have just too much stuff that just sits around collecting dust? I got a place that will take all your junk no questions asked and I've been going there ever week giving them all my unwanted stuff. They are a god send because I have a lot of stuff to get rid of.

When did tires get so expensive? had two tires fixed at my gas station they charged me $400 for two new tires. I use to buy tires at Sears for $79 bucks back in the day, What happened?

                             Well, that's my story for the week what do you think?

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Nothing Special

Hello all well here's the story for the week. Nothing special but it's pouring for me right now when it comes to repairs. My outside sidewalk needs fixing. the rubber to seal my refrigerator is broke and I might need a new washing machine. Can you say expensive? Good news I won some money at the casino yesterday which might cover some of the repairs I needs. Well, the little repairs that is.

                 Other than that same story for me just a different day. How about you?

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Shocked!!!

 Hello all well here's the story for the week. I am pissed off.  Because I got screwed royally. Here's why. I collect my pension from working for the city for many years this month. Mind you I have been keeping tabs on what I would get when I did start collecting my pension. So, when the pension letter came saying  I would actually get $200 less than  what they said previously.  I was pissed and shocked at the same time. Thank God I wasn't really counting on that money to live on.  If I did, I would be in real trouble. It's not that I am not grateful for the money. I am but the amount I will be getting monthly for working and taking bull-sh*t all those years working for the city is not even enough to live on in New York. Let alone any other place. Thank God I had the fore site to save money when I started working. if I didn't, I would be in real trouble. Nobody can live on the pension amount I will be getting it's under $1000 a month.

Here's something else I got a contractor to do some work I needed he quoted me $10,000 for the work. I wanted done. I told him really that much. he said yes. Then he started telling me how he can get the supplies he needed to do the job for free. So, what's would the $10,000 he quoted before then his personal pockets??  Now. I have to get 2 to 3 more estimated from other contractors to see what the real going price is for the work I need done. This week was not a good week for me what about you? 

After all this I might have to go back to work just to get my bills paid. Part-time of course

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Good Times

 Hello all well here's the story for the week. I finally got a settlement check that I had been waiting on for 4 years. It was nice to finally get it also my pension from working for the city will be here in August so that's nice since I have been waiting 8 years for that. I figure I could splurge a little. So I did go to Atlantic City spend about $1000 for 4 days. I mostly went for the beach. I did my nails but never again doing nails cost too much. $40 dollars a pop too rich for my blood. I mostly saved the rest.

Let me tell you what happen yesterday.  I got a phone call from a women saying she lived in the neighborhood of my rental home and if I was rented it. Since it sits empty right now. The women said she had a family interested in renting it. So I said I would rent it for $3000. I was just throwing out a crazy number knowing she would say for  get it because to me that's crazy to rent something so high. But she said the family can pay 2800 a month. I was shocked people are paying so much to rent places. So, I am seeing the family soon for an interview. Nothing is set. Not sure if I want to rent it or wait and sell  at the end of the year. I could use the rental money to pay some of the rental home bills that I have to pay out of pocket. Also, if I rent it I would have to get a new microwave and washing machine the ones in the rental home is broke. Which means more money out of my pocket.

                                                 Well that's my story what do you think?