Debt Dumpers - 2014

[dayvewc]

switched our car insurance, it was $85 less than I had figured when I did the quote earlier this month There is $85 extra to our newly established Roth IRA. in the process of switching our cell phones to a no-contract plan with our current carrier which will save us $25+/month got our FSA debit cards today!

Just gotta ask, was that 15% in 15 minutes or less?

Way to go.

 

[PrincessKymm]

Extremely frustrated right now. DS's dad is just the biggest jerk alive. DS finally opened up to me about having issues over at his house and doesn't feel safe when he is there so I have to deal with this. One reason (not the only one) and the reason im venting here is I'm so frustrated he will just throw in my face that he pays his child support and that's the cause of all his woes. I'm to the point where I'm ready to tell him to stop paying, get the amount adjusted to state minimums (ie $50 a month) and just stay away from my son in exchange. He's never been around consistently anyway so it won't make much difference in DS's life.

If this comes out of my mouth I will be held to it and have to follow through. I think child support is the least he can do for his child that he seems to want nothing to do with.

He has never even filed for visitation in the 11 years DS has been alive! I allowed my son over his grandparents house (his dad's parents) and they send him to his dad's but I don't know why. Now I'm mad at them and myself for not stopping it when I found out about it at christmas. If he decides he wants visitation mandated through the courts I have to hire a lawyer to fight for supervised visits at his house or to have it blocked by the courts. I'm so angry with him!! I don't want to spend money to make him go away...I want to spend money to get out of debt and save for my future and DS's future.

I know this is all stuff that may not happen but it is weighing on my mind and I had to vent. DBF is on 2nd shift this week so I can't talk it out with him so I thought if come here to vent about the financial aspect. Why does he do this stupid stuff? Does he think DS won't tell me eventually?

Also I'm now paying for DS to see a therapist (some reasons are the above mentioned problems with his father others are not related) so that's another medical bill every two weeks. Thankfully my new insurance covers mental health and it's $30 a visit compared to $60 a visit with my last insurance. Ugh!!!! I love my child and would never trade him for anything but oh my he is expensive! Good thing he's cute and funny!!!!

Thanks for letting me get this out. I'm still going to do my best to pay off my car and enjoy our nearly free vacation that is coming up in April. If I have to pay for a lawyer or lose my child support I'll have to come up with a different debt dumping plan.

 

[dtr_angel]

Just gotta ask, was that 15% in 15 minutes or less?

Way to go.

I had to "LOL" at this Yes it was! I'm saving almost $200/6 months! I'm so glad I checked before just making that payment. The funny thing is this car insurance company just sent me a postcard the other day telling me about my "lower rate". They knocked it down like $20, gee thanks

 

[dtr_angel]

Extremely frustrated right now. DS's dad is just the biggest jerk alive. DS finally opened up to me about having issues over at his house and doesn't feel safe when he is there so I have to deal with this. One reason (not the only one) and the reason im venting here is I'm so frustrated he will just throw in my face that he pays his child support and that's the cause of all his woes. I'm to the point where I'm ready to tell him to stop paying, get the amount adjusted to state minimums (ie $50 a month) and just stay away from my son in exchange. He's never been around consistently anyway so it won't make much difference in DS's life.

If this comes out of my mouth I will be held to it and have to follow through. I think child support is the least he can do for his child that he seems to want nothing to do with.

He has never even filed for visitation in the 11 years DS has been alive! I allowed my son over his grandparents house (his dad's parents) and they send him to his dad's but I don't know why. Now I'm mad at them and myself for not stopping it when I found out about it at christmas. If he decides he wants visitation mandated through the courts I have to hire a lawyer to fight for supervised visits at his house or to have it blocked by the courts. I'm so angry with him!! I don't want to spend money to make him go away...I want to spend money to get out of debt and save for my future and DS's future.

I know this is all stuff that may not happen but it is weighing on my mind and I had to vent. DBF is on 2nd shift this week so I can't talk it out with him so I thought if come here to vent about the financial aspect. Why does he do this stupid stuff? Does he think DS won't tell me eventually?

Also I'm now paying for DS to see a therapist (some reasons are the above mentioned problems with his father others are not related) so that's another medical bill every two weeks. Thankfully my new insurance covers mental health and it's $30 a visit compared to $60 a visit with my last insurance. Ugh!!!! I love my child and would never trade him for anything but oh my he is expensive! Good thing he's cute and funny!!!!

Thanks for letting me get this out. I'm still going to do my best to pay off my car and enjoy our nearly free vacation that is coming up in April. If I have to pay for a lawyer or lose my child support I'll have to come up with a different debt dumping plan.

I tell my son that it's a good thing he is so darn cute all the time... he is a terrible sleeper and after almost 18 months of hardly any sleep, it's getting to the best of me. But I have a cute and funny one too so it helps!

I'm sorry to are dealing with all this, big hugs!

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

My husband has coveted my mom's 3D TV for 2 years now. We did get a deal, our 60" was $1500 with 2 years no interest as well. It's not a gimmick for us as we have all the Disney movies on 3D that my kids enjoy watching, as well as Dispicable Me, etc.

I guess you'd need to see my living room to understand. Remember, we want our toys! And we make decent money, so we feel we deserve our toys. My husband has 11 speakers in our surround sound system, and 2 subwoofers. It's actually quite ridiculous what my walls look like with 4 mounted speakers.

Oh I understand people being "into" their TVs. Dh is one of them. If it were just me here, I'd have a little thing with local channels only & kick that Verizon Fios to the curb. But then I get sweet uber fast internet so something in it for Mommy too.
I suppose we refer to it as a gimmick because we bought a few 3D movies and then the kids lost interest in it. So much so that we don't even buy Disney movies any more. Frankly we're tired of replacing them all in new formats every few years. I started a collection way back in the day of VHS then rebought little by little on DVD, then started over on Blu-ray. I'm tired of starting over too many times.

SweetPea, Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like an attack; it sounded you were getting ripped off & just trying to keep you on track for dumping debt. You're right that we all have our vices. Some are easier to give up than others. I'm just as guilty with vacations. While I have paid off $9k worth of debt (including truck payments) since last spring and I'm on a roll, I can't cut myself down so low that I'm miserable.

If I spend $1k on a 4 nt escape with ds13, yes it will add a few weeks to pay off my debt but I can live with that. Anyone with teenagers knows time flies by and you can't get it back. That and I can't stand winter & by March I feel like I'm dying. It doesn't help that the hospital I work at considers that during a blizzard, having staff present to perform mammograms on outpatients is just as important as staff for the ER, OR & inpatients. Also once we "know" there's snow outside, as opposed to waking up surprised to see it, we have "no excuse" for being late since we should get up extra early & allow extra travel time.
So instead of getting up at 5 tomorrow, I'll be up at 4 for those all-important mid-blizzard mammograms. Isn't that everyone's priority during a state of emergency?
But I digress...... So people can scold me too but by March I know I'll need to get away. It's great therapy & the carrot dangling in front of me that I need to keep going.
I think we're all equally guilty of justifying why we need certain things.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Extremely frustrated right now. DS's dad is just the biggest jerk alive. DS finally opened up to me about having issues over at his house and doesn't feel safe when he is there so I have to deal with this. One reason (not the only one) and the reason im venting here is I'm so frustrated he will just throw in my face that he pays his child support and that's the cause of all his woes. I'm to the point where I'm ready to tell him to stop paying, get the amount adjusted to state minimums (ie $50 a month) and just stay away from my son in exchange. He's never been around consistently anyway so it won't make much difference in DS's life.

If this comes out of my mouth I will be held to it and have to follow through. I think child support is the least he can do for his child that he seems to want nothing to do with.

He has never even filed for visitation in the 11 years DS has been alive! I allowed my son over his grandparents house (his dad's parents) and they send him to his dad's but I don't know why. Now I'm mad at them and myself for not stopping it when I found out about it at christmas. If he decides he wants visitation mandated through the courts I have to hire a lawyer to fight for supervised visits at his house or to have it blocked by the courts. I'm so angry with him!! I don't want to spend money to make him go away...I want to spend money to get out of debt and save for my future and DS's future.

I know this is all stuff that may not happen but it is weighing on my mind and I had to vent. DBF is on 2nd shift this week so I can't talk it out with him so I thought if come here to vent about the financial aspect. Why does he do this stupid stuff? Does he think DS won't tell me eventually?

Also I'm now paying for DS to see a therapist (some reasons are the above mentioned problems with his father others are not related) so that's another medical bill every two weeks. Thankfully my new insurance covers mental health and it's $30 a visit compared to $60 a visit with my last insurance. Ugh!!!! I love my child and would never trade him for anything but oh my he is expensive! Good thing he's cute and funny!!!!

Thanks for letting me get this out. I'm still going to do my best to pay off my car and enjoy our nearly free vacation that is coming up in April. If I have to pay for a lawyer or lose my child support I'll have to come up with a different debt dumping plan.

I just want to say I'm so sorry you're dealing with this. Why can't some dads just do the right thing for their kids?
My sister did just what you mentioned when my niece was just 3. He was so unreliable; would say he would pick her up for his weekends and no show more often than not. She would be waiting by the door with her bag then just cry and say "Why won't my daddy pick me up?" Her bday was in Feb and he finally got around to acknowledging it in April and she'd say to me, "It's not my birthday. Doesn't my daddy know my birthday's in February?"
He was always way behind on support payments to the point the state would intercept his tax return. Really that was only a small part of his pay since he did a lot under the table but she couldn't prove it. Anyway before dn was 4 she told her ex to keep his $$, she's done with seeing their dd get her heart yanked around & just stay out of their lives.
Well, she 28 now & he's lived in Maine for years with no contact. She never knew/doesn't remember her father at all and still getting therapy. She never had issues with safety so I can't say it's the same thing but still a rejection I don't know she'll ever get over. She's a college grad and has a great job but that alone won't bring happiness.
I hope you find a solution that works for you & your son.

 

[Colleen27]

Thanks for letting me get this out. I'm still going to do my best to pay off my car and enjoy our nearly free vacation that is coming up in April. If I have to pay for a lawyer or lose my child support I'll have to come up with a different debt dumping plan.

So sorry to hear you and your son are having to deal with this. I've been down that road too, with my 16 year old, and it is no fun. I'd gladly have given up what little support my ex pays to avoid all the headaches he's caused over the years. I hope things improve for both of you soon.

 

[Colleen27]

I'm still here but just hanging on, not making any real progress yet. We're still chasing Murphy away. Too bad he's taking so much of our savings with him! Right now it feels like I can't look past just getting through this week, then the next, and so on, because every week since Thanksgiving it has been something - car problems, stopped up sewer line, frozen pipes, more car problems, whatever. We're surviving but I want to be making progress, not just treading water!

I am working a few angles to bring a little extra money into the house, first to rebuild our emergency fund and then to start saving for our adults-only Disney trip. I think we're shooting for October now. Disappointing since it was supposed to be January, but being a grown-up is tough like that sometimes and we agreed that if one trip had to get the axe it would be that one. Thanks to the Swagbucks thread I'm getting into a rhythm there, I've got a few Half.com sales to ship with a few more things sitting on my desk to list, I have 6 different mystery shops scheduled for this week, and I'm slowly working through our clutter and posting inventory to a local swap group I belong to on Facebook. All nickle and dime stuff but those nickles and dimes add up to dollars, right?

 

[southlakejr]

I'm still here but just hanging on, not making any real progress yet. We're still chasing Murphy away. Too bad he's taking so much of our savings with him!

Why is Murphy such a jerk?! I wouldn't hate him so much if it didn't seem like he was always taking my money AND laughing at me while he's doing it. Sorry to hear that your trip has been postponed- but at least it's something to look forward to!

 

[Sew into Disney]

We only have one TV We did have a 2nd one in our room that was probably over 15 years old and only 19". It died while DS was a newborn and we never replaced it because we couldn't watch TV in our room anymore anyway. The one we had in our living room was a hand me down also, old 27" that was my parents, at least 10 years old. The color was going off and on but we were just too cheap to replace it. My parents got us a 32" flat screen on black friday for Christmas. I think they felt bad for us, lol. It just wasn't a priority for us. We don't have cable anymore anyway, and if we had to we can watch netflix on the kindle or my laptop. I know DH and I are definitely not the normal though! Before DS was born I watched a ton of TV on the DVR but now I just don't miss it because I don't have time.

We are a 1 TV household also. My current TV was gifted to me by my ex husband. One of the nicest things he has done for me since our divorce. The kids informed me that the reason the ex purchased a new tv was because this one was damaged. It hung above his fireplace that had candles on it. The heat from the candles melted a small area of the tv frame. I could care less what the tv looks like LOL. It was free and my other tv was 16 years old. Oh and no cable here ... Netflix only for the kids.

My DH and I just got back from Vegas and used cash for everything!! The only thing we charged on CC was our hotel and has because of the cash back rewards, but we had the cash set aside for that. It is so nice to get from a vacation knowing that you did not add to your debt.

Great Job!!

I'm late, but signing up!! Ready to pay off some student loans, car, house...

Welcome to the club!

Extremely frustrated right now. DS's dad is just the biggest jerk alive. DS finally opened up to me about having issues over at his house and doesn't feel safe when he is there so I have to deal with this. One reason (not the only one) and the reason im venting here is I'm so frustrated he will just throw in my face that he pays his child support and that's the cause of all his woes. I'm to the point where I'm ready to tell him to stop paying, get the amount adjusted to state minimums (ie $50 a month) and just stay away from my son in exchange. He's never been around consistently anyway so it won't make much difference in DS's life.

If this comes out of my mouth I will be held to it and have to follow through. I think child support is the least he can do for his child that he seems to want nothing to do with.

He has never even filed for visitation in the 11 years DS has been alive! I allowed my son over his grandparents house (his dad's parents) and they send him to his dad's but I don't know why. Now I'm mad at them and myself for not stopping it when I found out about it at christmas. If he decides he wants visitation mandated through the courts I have to hire a lawyer to fight for supervised visits at his house or to have it blocked by the courts. I'm so angry with him!! I don't want to spend money to make him go away...I want to spend money to get out of debt and save for my future and DS's future.

I know this is all stuff that may not happen but it is weighing on my mind and I had to vent. DBF is on 2nd shift this week so I can't talk it out with him so I thought if come here to vent about the financial aspect. Why does he do this stupid stuff? Does he think DS won't tell me eventually?

Also I'm now paying for DS to see a therapist (some reasons are the above mentioned problems with his father others are not related) so that's another medical bill every two weeks. Thankfully my new insurance covers mental health and it's $30 a visit compared to $60 a visit with my last insurance. Ugh!!!! I love my child and would never trade him for anything but oh my he is expensive! Good thing he's cute and funny!!!!

Thanks for letting me get this out. I'm still going to do my best to pay off my car and enjoy our nearly free vacation that is coming up in April. If I have to pay for a lawyer or lose my child support I'll have to come up with a different debt dumping plan.

I am so sorry that he is just not getting it as a parent. I also understand your frustration. I have an ex that I am struggling with also.
I know it is easy to want to just give up and tell him to shove it but don't do that just yet.
Take a couple of days to calm down and look at all of your options. What is the best choice for your DS? How can you get to that choice? How much money will it cost you to get to that choice? Do some research on your states site about mediation for a parenting plan. You may or may not need to hire an attorney. At least by researching it you will be a step or two ahead of the ex and ready to fight a battle if needed.
I pay $30 a week for my son to go to counseling. I believe he is on the Autism spectrum and am trying to get him diagnosed. My ex refuses to help pay, fill out any of the forms that could help get him diagnosed or go with my son to counseling ... because he thinks my son is faking it, lazy, pulling all of our chains etc.
Just keep swimming ... You will get through this.

 

[Kachina]

Another late entry here. Party still going on? Mind if I sit over here on this couch?

Hubby and I paid off the last of $70k in debt last year. We used a CCCS service, and it was honestly the BEST thing we've ever done. Sucked for those few years that we couldn't use credit, but it really boosted our credit score and taught us that most things in life beyond necessities can be lived without. The debt payoff coincided (sort of) with a move cross country, and we were able to buy a new house within a couple months. Here's where it gets fun.

With a new house, comes new debt. Of course it needed this, and it needed that. Beyond an emergency fund, we had no cash left after the mortgage broker got done with us, so we had to pick up some credit debt. It doesn't total a whole lot, at least not compared to the amount we paid off, but I want to hold myself accountable for it and get it paid off.

I'm using a debt snowball, and love this site for its help.
http://www.debtmd.com/
It's very simple to set up and use, and best of all it's FREE. You add your bills, tell it how much you'd like to throw at them each month, and it tells you how much to pay each month on which bill will get you the quickest results.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Another late entry here. Party still going on? Mind if I sit over here on this couch?

Hubby and I paid off the last of $70k in debt last year. We used a CCCS service, and it was honestly the BEST thing we've ever done. Sucked for those few years that we couldn't use credit, but it really boosted our credit score and taught us that most things in life beyond necessities can be lived without. The debt payoff coincided (sort of) with a move cross country, and we were able to buy a new house within a couple months. Here's where it gets fun.

With a new house, comes new debt. Of course it needed this, and it needed that. Beyond an emergency fund, we had no cash left after the mortgage broker got done with us, so we had to pick up some credit debt. It doesn't total a whole lot, at least not compared to the amount we paid off, but I want to hold myself accountable for it and get it paid off.

I'm using a debt snowball, and love this site for its help.
http://www.debtmd.com/
It's very simple to set up and use, and best of all it's FREE. You add your bills, tell it how much you'd like to throw at them each month, and it tells you how much to pay each month on which bill will get you the quickest results.

Wow, that's amazing! Thanks for the link and hope this next round gets knocked out quickly for you.

 

[Eureka]

I think everyone is getting side tracked here. The last thing I want is anyone feeling attacked and people to stop posting.
Some of us have debt were dumping. And some of us have dumped the debt and come on here for budget advice, etc. we are all on here to support others. It is not up to is to tell them how to spend their money but to cheer them on dumping their debt! We are all going to have unexpected items come up that can prolong and add to the debt dumping - but that's life.

I ask that everyone please respect everyone and not be judgemental.

Very well said.

On another note, the cold and snow has curbed any spending for me this week, lol. Monday was the holiday and I spent $12 on some juice and a new ice scraper/brush for the car. Yesterday DH and I worked from home, kids were home, we got maybe 2-3 inches of snow and nobody left the house. Today is another snow day for the kids, 7 degrees and I am working from home again, don't plan on leaving the house. DH went to his office and will probably buy lunch but that's all. On the other hand, we're going to have a doozy of an electric bill because the auxiliary heat has kicked on -- heat pumps were not made for this weather!

 

[SpaceGirl]

After reading some of the remarks I could defend my post but I’m not because I personally think this thread is too important to those who really want to get rid of their debt.

To those that are working toward this Goal…Good Luck and Best Wishes.

 

[LilSweetPeaPhoto]

I think everyone is getting side tracked here. The last thing I want is anyone feeling attacked and people to stop posting.
Some of us have debt were dumping. And some of us have dumped the debt and come on here for budget advice, etc. we are all on here to support others. It is not up to is to tell them how to spend their money but to cheer them on dumping their debt! We are all going to have unexpected items come up that can prolong and add to the debt dumping - but that's life.

I ask that everyone please respect everyone and not be judgemental.

 

[LilSweetPeaPhoto]

Oh I understand people being "into" their TVs. Dh is one of them. If it were just me here, I'd have a little thing with local channels only & kick that Verizon Fios to the curb. But then I get sweet uber fast internet so something in it for Mommy too.
I suppose we refer to it as a gimmick because we bought a few 3D movies and then the kids lost interest in it. So much so that we don't even buy Disney movies any more. Frankly we're tired of replacing them all in new formats every few years. I started a collection way back in the day of VHS then rebought little by little on DVD, then started over on Blu-ray. I'm tired of starting over too many times.

SweetPea, Sorry, I didn't mean to sound like an attack; it sounded you were getting ripped off & just trying to keep you on track for dumping debt. You're right that we all have our vices. Some are easier to give up than others. I'm just as guilty with vacations. While I have paid off $9k worth of debt (including truck payments) since last spring and I'm on a roll, I can't cut myself down so low that I'm miserable.

If I spend $1k on a 4 nt escape with ds13, yes it will add a few weeks to pay off my debt but I can live with that. Anyone with teenagers knows time flies by and you can't get it back. That and I can't stand winter & by March I feel like I'm dying. It doesn't help that the hospital I work at considers that during a blizzard, having staff present to perform mammograms on outpatients is just as important as staff for the ER, OR & inpatients. Also once we "know" there's snow outside, as opposed to waking up surprised to see it, we have "no excuse" for being late since we should get up extra early & allow extra travel time.
So instead of getting up at 5 tomorrow, I'll be up at 4 for those all-important mid-blizzard mammograms. Isn't that everyone's priority during a state of emergency?
But I digress...... So people can scold me too but by March I know I'll need to get away. It's great therapy & the carrot dangling in front of me that I need to keep going.
I think we're all equally guilty of justifying why we need certain things.

I'm dying for a winter vaca! I'm in Michigan and we've already hit our annual total of snowfall with 3 more months to go! AHHHHH! I used to escape during my break in Feb w/ my mom. But she's been taking her time to help my sister with her business (women's golf clothing line) and is currently off at the PGA show this week. My DH is a CPA and was in public accounting so our coldest months = his busiest months = no winter vacas!

But he's in corporate accounting now, so I'm holding out hope maybe next year we can escape the winter!

 

[LilSweetPeaPhoto]

Thanks to the Swagbucks thread I'm getting into a rhythm there, I've got a few Half.com sales to ship with a few more things sitting on my desk to list, I have 6 different mystery shops scheduled for this week, and I'm slowly working through our clutter and posting inventory to a local swap group I belong to on Facebook. All nickle and dime stuff but those nickles and dimes add up to dollars, right?

Hey fellow (likely frozen) Gander! Just reminded me to get swagging! LOL. And I'm going for every nickel and dime too!

 

[LilSweetPeaPhoto]

Very well said.

On another note, the cold and snow has curbed any spending for me this week, lol. Monday was the holiday and I spent $12 on some juice and a new ice scraper/brush for the car. Yesterday DH and I worked from home, kids were home, we got maybe 2-3 inches of snow and nobody left the house. Today is another snow day for the kids, 7 degrees and I am working from home again, don't plan on leaving the house. DH went to his office and will probably buy lunch but that's all. On the other hand, we're going to have a doozy of an electric bill because the auxiliary heat has kicked on -- heat pumps were not made for this weather!

I thought MA was used to snow? 2-3" cancels school? I think the -40's we had here 2 weeks ago has made our district thing we can just tough it out now. My car read -8 on my drive to school! Ahhhhh! -20 (actual or with windchill) will cancel in my district. My classroom is an icebox! I'm typing with gloves on, my winter coat and hat! Brrrrr.....

But I hear you on not leaving! When we were -40 a few weeks back, I didn't leave the house for 4 days! Closed up all the curtains and blinds to save heat (even our new windows had ice on them inside), and tried to stay warm.

 

[xCourxCorex]

I thought MA was used to snow? 2-3" cancels school? I think the -40's we had here 2 weeks ago has made our district thing we can just tough it out now. My car read -8 on my drive to school! Ahhhhh! -20 (actual or with windchill) will cancel in my district. My classroom is an icebox! I'm typing with gloves on, my winter coat and hat! Brrrrr.....

But I hear you on not leaving! When we were -40 a few weeks back, I didn't leave the house for 4 days! Closed up all the curtains and blinds to save heat (even our new windows had ice on them inside), and tried to stay warm.

I'm also in MA, our town cancelled school for today... snowfall ranging from 7" in one part to 15" on the other side
I think they thought it would be worse than it turned out to be in some parts. Seems many towns are calling snow days the day before just to "be on the safe side"

 

[gracie1]

Another late entry here. Party still going on? Mind if I sit over here on this couch?

Hubby and I paid off the last of $70k in debt last year. We used a CCCS service, and it was honestly the BEST thing we've ever done. Sucked for those few years that we couldn't use credit, but it really boosted our credit score and taught us that most things in life beyond necessities can be lived without. The debt payoff coincided (sort of) with a move cross country, and we were able to buy a new house within a couple months. Here's where it gets fun.

With a new house, comes new debt. Of course it needed this, and it needed that. Beyond an emergency fund, we had no cash left after the mortgage broker got done with us, so we had to pick up some credit debt. It doesn't total a whole lot, at least not compared to the amount we paid off, but I want to hold myself accountable for it and get it paid off.

I'm using a debt snowball, and love this site for its help.
http://www.debtmd.com/
It's very simple to set up and use, and best of all it's FREE. You add your bills, tell it how much you'd like to throw at them each month, and it tells you how much to pay each month on which bill will get you the quickest results.

That is great that you paid off the last of your debt last year!! It's amazing how owning a home costs so much!! It seems to never end!

Hope everyone is staying warm! I had to call out today - even though the weather man says we received 3 inches o snow, I live in front of an open 200 acre farm (it's across the street from me) and the wind blows all the snow to me I have drifts up to my knees I have been shoveling off and on today. My new boss probably thinks I just won't drive in snow.... so I think I will take a pic and show her tomorrow