The economy situation finally hit home. And by "home" I mean I took a direct hit yesterday. We were notified by e-mail at 4:45pm on Friday that effectively immediately the company will no longer be paying for 100% of our health insurance. So if we want to keep our health insurance it will be a 50-50 split between the company and the employee.
Granted, I shut down my computer at work at 4:30pm on Friday so I didn't get the message until Monday. So with struggling to make ends meet as it is, I opted to keep my health insurance which will now be a sizeable chunk out of my paycheck each month. No big deal? In the grand scheme of things I guess it really isn't a big deal. At least I still have a job but I'm getting a little uneasy about that. My supervisor assures me that our office won't suffer any cutbacks but I've been losing sleep about it lately.
When I woke up at 2:00 this morning, I decided to pray instead of fret about the current situation. Let's just say that I fell asleep somewhere along the way during my prayer. I didn't wake up with any immediate answers but I did feel a certain calmness. Venting about it this morning only left me feeling immature but I had to get it out of my system.
And so I'm utilizing Rana K's budget worksheet to ensure that I know exactly where the money is going each month. My debts far outweigh my income but I hope to be able to keep a close eye on each and every dollar. Sigh. This is the part where I question why I gave up alcohol during the season of Lent.
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