Yesterday:
- I thought my business account overdrafted (a check cleared very late)
- The worst host ever failed (and is still failing today)
- I got a speeding ticket
Now, none of those events are life shattering. Or even all that terrible, but the combination of them turned me into an angry monster yesterday. I seriously stayed indoors in fear that if I was let out into the world I might rip some pour soul to shreds.
OK, I joke. But I was angry.
Now fast forward to today. I’ve moved hosts, but still cannot access my old files (I hate you dreamhost!). So, this blog is a mess. It should get cleaned up in a few days, but we shall see.
So how do I respond to all this?
Well I vented with my girlfriend. That helped. But now I am back to work. All of those events above were essentially my fault. I knew my biz account was close to zero, but I choose to risk it (it didn’t end up overdrafting). I speed to get home from volunteering downtown to fix my host issues and got a ticket. Again, my bad. It’s even partially my fault that I stayed with dreamhost so long, I knew they sucked, yet “risked” staying with them until they really died.
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Hey DebtKid,
We all have bad days, even when overall things are going quite well. I'm fighting with my former landlord, trying to get $1200 back, even though other things in my life are pretty good at the moment.
Also good on you for taking responsibility for some of the bad stuff, even though most of it isn't really your fault. I think this humble attitude of yours is what makes me keep coming back to your blog. Taking responsibility for mistakes is a very rare quality – blaming others seems to be the default choice for most people.
Chin up, you're making real progress, there will be a few setbacks on the way out of debt.