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2024-10-29 19:42:56Getting a taste of just how much money I spent a month in bills had my blood pressure at an all-time high.
My mom's health insurance was crap and expected high ass deductibles just to not pay for certain medications and treatments she needed according to her doctors. Groceries were at an all-time high because my mom sat around the apartment snacking all day and the electric bill was so much higher since she was home all day.Since it was summer and I had no plans on going to school, I began working double shifts just for ends to barely meet. I worked my usual six to two and then took on the full graveyard until nine. When I'd get home, I would shower, take my mom to her endless doctor appointments, and grocery shop, and then get home and take a nap before starting all over.I was running on fumes and the only thing that made me feel recharged was when James would call me in the middle of my first shift and we would chat for about an hour while he studied fRelated chapters
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