Budgeting, Saving, Hustling
I used to think that if I made a little more money, it would solve all of my financial problems. It turned out not to be true though. When I was in the military, the first place where I was told to report to work was in Fort Lewis, Washington. My basic pay was about a $1,000 a month and my apartment cost about $700. Being in the military, I received money to cover the cost of housing and also money for me and my family to eat. This was before John McCain passed a law to increase the amount of money that military families made. This law was passed because Soldiers were paid so little they were eligible for assistance programs like food stamps and WIC. I’m not going to lie, all three of my children were on the WIC program. We lived in a small house. We could watch the front living room tv from the bedroom, but we made ends meet. The one thing we did (that I regret) was that as I got promoted in rank, and began earning more money, we began spending more money. Our tastes grew to suit our ...