It's a funny thing to earn more money than anyone in your family, but to still be out of money all of the time. At 39, I'm still figuring out how to make my money stretch across multiple households in different states - and sometimes even into Mexico.
The responsibility for making Christmas happen falls directly on my shoulders. Inevitably, this means that at some point during the two-week period in December when I'm back in my childhood home, I find myself shopping for groceries at the very place I once promised myself I'd never return to if given the choice.
It's a wildly different experience shopping at the 99 Cents Only store when you have a regular paycheck, versus when you haven't a clue as to when you'll see your next paycheck. It still instills me with a kind of resilience.
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