create a budget and financial plan for August, September, and October 2008

Today Dad and I met with his planner, and the planner had totally different advice for me than the banko attorney. The atty, of course, advised me to file. “This is why banko exists,” she said. That makes sense to me. The planner said that I could realistically pay this off. I don’t know that I completely agree with him, but with some small miracles, it might be possible. In any case, I’m not going to make any decisions until I have the results of my PET/CT scan and know whether or not I need more treatment – if I do, I can’t work. If I don’t, I can start job searching and hopefully start a job soon!

My dad has been offering for some time to have his financial planner meet with me. I’m finally taking him up on it, and we’ll get something scheduled for next week.

I totalled up all the bills and all of my income. And then I stared at the paper and said, “Good grief!” because how did I ever pay the bills on my salary, much less how will I do it now … ? Anyway. With the promised $600 per month from Mary, I just might be able to swing two of the three months from my savings. I’ll have to get creative to earn the rest of the money. Maybe a part time job? Maybe selling stuff on eBay? Maybe calling the bank and saying I can’t pay for three months? Maybe … ?