I'm really not one to post about serious stuff -- I enjoy being a happy-go-lucky goofball a hell of a lot more. But, sometimes, you just need to get stuff off your chest.
The last couple of days have been very rough around here and it's been because I have been told that around 75% of my income could disappear in the very near future. Naturally, that has sent us into a panic and we have been desperately trying to save up and/or slash costs as much as possible to create a sort of "safety net" that would allow us to keep going when that axe drops... But the cold, hard math has spoken and told us, in no uncertain terms, that we are not going to make it on savings and intelligent spending alone -- not in this economy, maybe not ever.
I have been trying to maximize my earnings however I can, but it's been more of a pyrrhic victory than anything else -- it's just not enough to absorb the damage. And while I'm okay RIGHT NOW, the moment my earnings start drying up would catapult us into the crisis point, no scales. And once that happens? I know that I'm gonna have to make some tough calls regarding how everything's going and I know one area that would be a prime candidate for "amputation" in order to stem the bleeding: internet/entertainment.
I'd absolutely HATE to part ways with the one thing keeping me sane, but if my choice really does boil down to either having fun or eating, then I guess I'll have fun eating. That's why I have barely been around these last couple of days and why I believe this is going to be an ongoing trend from now on, only broken up by the occasional status update or token post, because it'd absolutely kill me not to be here when we finally reach those million members.
Gah!
