Maxing out all our credit cards and taking a second mortgage on the house to pay for the fert treatments....!!!!some question
After maxing out all our credit cards and taking a second mortgage on
the house to pay for the fert treatments, we now have six twitching
little fleshloafs in the ICU -- the seventh didn't make it so we're
looking at about $15,000 for its funeral, but we're hoping the
mourners will contribute to the burial fund so we won't be out too
much money. We also hope the PayPal link on the memorial web site
will bring in enough money to pay for the upkeep of the site.
I make about $40,000 a year and my wife used to make about $20,000
a year before she had to quit two years ago to concentrate on the
fert treatments. My employer has been going through a series of
layoffs for the past year and it looks like my job might be cut next
month.
We also just bought a new $42,000 SMooV, with the downpayment
coming from a loan against my 401K plan, so we can carry our new
litter around. Unfortunately, the roof of the house has sprung a
leak. I've already maxed out my 401K for loans and we've tried
applying for more credit cards but we keep getting turned down. The
only option I see is to take out a home equity loan to pay for the
new roof.
My wife and I have always dreamed about taking a Caribbean cruise,
and we found a great special on a 7 day Giftmas cruise for us and
our parents -- they're really looking forward to spending Giftmas in
the Caribbean with the grandkids. My question is this: Should we
repair the roof now or wait until after the cruise?
- Too funny.
Coincidentally, I attended a wedding last Saturday. This was the 2nd
wedding for the same family this summer (2 daughters - first one married
last June). I'm awfully curious how much this cost but I haven't broached
that topic yet