7 December 2013 Broke again

Lovely time of the year to be broke...

Here in NZ most people get paid weekly. Bills get paid weekly. Rent gets paid weekly.

My partner has just started working for a new company and they pay Monthly. Or so they say.

Since August payments have come in at very irregular dates, which means that instead of 4 we've had to go 5 and even 6 weeks between payments. Not easy if you consider the monthly amount only just covers 5 weeks of living expenses.

And then December comes along!

And November payment still hasn't come in...

What to do now?

Fridge is empty, 4 days till the next rent payment is due, 2 big (insurance) bills waiting to be paid, phone bill is still waiting AND it's still empty under the tree...

Not sure what's worse?

Sure I have some savings I could borrow from, but taking money from the savings account means I won't get interest this month. A whole $25 down the drain because my partner's new employer refuses to set up an automatic transfer!!

Does that seem fair to you?

We've asked him politely (He's in Holland), we've begged him, and he keeps promising he'll put payment through 'shortly'.

Whatever that means, for we're still waiting...

I wish for the New Year for the money worries to go away!

Sure we'll survive and we won't starve, but saying YES to a new job shouldn't come with money worries if you ask me! To be able to count on the money to come in at regular moments is kind of a necessity, especially for a family of 4!

Let's wait and see what happens tomorrow...

Mañana sera otro día!