This might be a little rambling, but there really isn’t anyone I can talk to without them giving me all sorts of unsolicited advice.
Some background: when pandemic hit, my partner got it that first summer and ended up developing a neurological thing and losing the ability to walk. He moved in with me and until this summer, I was working to provide for the both of us.
He got a job and we moved for it, which meant I stopped working. I’ve been looking for a job since moving but the phone ain’t ringing.
The problem:
Things have been really tight lately, and we have no savings at all.
My dad called a few days ago to let me know the rest of my family is going to be together for new years. My grandma hasn’t met my nephew yet, she can’t travel since having a stroke a year ago, and so they’re all traveling to go meet and have a little reunion. They booked tickets on the cheap, using rewards points and sky miles to do it. I got invited if I could figure out how to get myself there. It was a really nice gesture and an attempt to include me.
I thought maybe if I could buy the cheapest ticket I could this week, I might be able to afford it. I asked my partner who was more than supportive of the idea.
Then we ate dinner. And a filling popped out.
So here I am 48 hours later, one filling temporarily replaced, another tooth drilled to kingdom come, and instead of being able to get to see my family, I’m in almost $2k in more debt and have a mouth that hurts like hell.
I cried in the dentist chair yesterday when I found out the cost. I just needed to be sad about it.