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January 5, 2006, 4:41 pm PST

Living on one income

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Thank you for your suggestion that I should talk with family or friends, the ones that understand are either single like myself and might have also worked on comission. I don't really feel that I'm working for the money. I forgot to tell you that I live 22 miles from Washington DC and it is very expensive. I live in a upper middle class neighborhood. The stress is from not knowing week to week what I will make, comission is very hard to live on. I hear people with two incomes coming 

into a household  weekly and I don't understand that I feel you just need a budget. I can't budget when I don't know what I'm making. My family does not understand. They have a different life from me there both marrried with children.    

  

    You say that you've been doing real estate for a while now, but you still don't make enough to support yourself?  I'm confused, I am also getting into the real estate business and also live 20min north of DC and I'm hoping to make a great deal of money doing that..  Do you work in DC?  Because I think thats where your problem is.  You need to go to Howard, montgomery cty or even VA to make a great deal of money with real estate.  I am divorced and have no children so I am right now living pay check to pay check, so I know how hard it is.  But you should be making enough not to work 80hrs a week and be able to work from home as well if.  If you've been in the real estate business for several years you should have the knowledge and skill to balance your work and money to not be so stressful.  Good luck,  M 

  

                                                               

 
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September 3, 2007, 1:52 pm PDT

Living on One Income

Quote From: candace

Thank you for your suggestion that I should talk with family or friends, the ones that understand are either single like myself and might have also worked on comission. I don't really feel that I'm working for the money. I forgot to tell you that I live 22 miles from Washington DC and it is very expensive. I live in a upper middle class neighborhood. The stress is from not knowing week to week what I will make, comission is very hard to live on. I hear people with two incomes coming 

into a household  weekly and I don't understand that I feel you just need a budget. I can't budget when I don't know what I'm making. My family does not understand. They have a different life from me there both marrried with children.    

Well you poor baby...living in an upper middle class neighborhood...and doing this all on your own?...you poor thing. I am 42 and raising my child on my own...no support from family or friends..and definitely not from my ex...I am lucky to get any child supprt from him. I rent and have no insurance on anything I own!!! Can't afford it!!!  I have never owned a home...think about what that must feel like? I work and I work hard. At one time when My vehicle broke down I had to walk EVERYWHERE because I live in a small community and there is no public transportation. Just getting groceries was tough. It took a year and a half before I got the money to fix my vehicle. Heck. I haven't even dated in SIX years!!! No I am not unattractive I just don't need anymore complications in my life right now. So ALWAYS remember...someone out there has it worse than you...Just as I know someone out there has it worse than me.
 


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