Oh and also I'm not in as dire shape as I sound. My grocery money is on its way, but in the way of such things is currently in the "payment processing" ether
Don't know the context, since you deleted, but my credit union got cyberattacked this week; I went to do online billpaying July 3rd and it told me that was down, and the cash machine wouldn't give me cash either.
But I had enough for the farmer's market, and my credit cards don't go through the CU.
Complaining about colleagues trying to get me to do free work for them but I returned to it hours later and realized it came off way meaner than I had intended (this is happening a lot lately because my baseline is much angrier than it used to be) and deleted. But also, part of my ambient anxiety
Like when rich people tell me that money won't solve all my problems I just laugh. It's shocking how many exhausting and thorny problems just plain vanish when you toss money at them. They don't know shit
To be able to cover a car repair, get an appliance without having to worry is quite a relief. Having been on both sides of that situation having money is the obvious solution.
I mean, they have money and it does not make them happy. Not realising how lucky and safe their money makes them. I have a friend that has money (not money money) and he still does a startled jaw drop when I say how I can't afford something, he does not understant.