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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again.
Thanks for the kind words. I was a little nervous about posting here, thinking that there'd be more people like 00:14 responding.

I don't want anything luxurious like in the link. I can (and have) live without things like a dishwasher, A/C, outdoor space, cable, fancy counters, a gym/pool in the complex, etc. I'm happy with a 1bd, DS is young enough to share space for a little while longer. I want to be somewhere safe, but beyond that, I just want to be able to afford it.

I've been on welfare (medicaid, WIC, food stamps, daycare assistance) in the past, I WAS making only $22K (in a different area of the country) last year while going through my divorce and custody battle (which I'm still paying off). So, I've already come a long way. I'm just tired I guess. I feel like I should be further along at this point.

I have looked into grad school and am considering taking a few classes in the spring. I'm not sure I want to take on MORE debt when I just dug myself out of that hole (XH left me with about $10K in joint debt that he refused to pay). Esp since a grad degree doesn't guarantee a raise or better job (I'm an admin right now, so it'd be a career change as well).

[b]Once DS is no longer in full-time daycare, things will be a little easier. He's only 2 though, so that's a ways off (I live in Fairfax county, no free preschool)[/b]. I'll just keep plugging along, living at home, sucking up my embarrassment, saving all that I can. It's the new American family right? Multiple generations in one house? Ha. [/quote]

[b]Then there is before and after care to pay for and camps during the breaks of the school year and then all summer.Comes up to just slightly less than the last year of daycare[/b].[/quote]

Thank you for that ray of sunshine, pp.[/quote]

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