I am just now getting the mail gone through from being gone to the hospital most of last week. I belong to mypoints, and I had cashed in some points for a walmart gift card. it arrived in the mail while we were gone. I will use it for gas, as when you use these, you get an extra 3 cents a gallon off. that will help a lot. if anyone wants info on joining my points, let me know--i can get an extra 100 points for every person who joins thru me. basically i just take surveys and visit websites to earn the points. you can also get points if you order online thru certain busiesses, which are all businesses i use anyway.
i also went thru my bills for may:
house payment $670
electric $111
water & sewer $ 40
trash $ 16
storage unit $ 70
girls tution $527
dish network $32
cell phone $44
house phone & dsl $75
ozark pioneer $160
gasoline $100
monthly bank fee $7.50
milk & groceries $25.00
auto insurance $275
dr bill for dau $350
hospital for dau $250
grand total $2752.50

I currently have $370.00 in the bank, and $1200 i savings. That means I am short this month 1182.50.
I know I can make payment arrangements on the house phone. I will put the dish on vacation rate, that will be a charge of $5 for June instead of the full amount. I will have to see about withdrawing money from my Ozark Pioneer fund-which is already low as I had to split it with the ex. I can not make payment arrangments on the electric, as it is already on the level budget plan.

Now for the biggest problem of all--Most of my montly bills come directly out of my checking account automatically. So, I dont have the option of "skipping a few" of them this month. I will only write checks for the dr, hospital, milk & groceries, and gasoline. I think I can get thru May--just barely, but, since I go back to work around May 11, my may 20 paycheck will only have 2 days on it. the next check will be june 3.

Next problem, since I will have been off work for more than 30 days, I am losing my insurance at work until July 1. To get state medicade insurance, you have to have been without insurance for 6 months or more according to the state website, so daughters followups will all have to come out of my pocket. i am going to call the state on monday though, to see if exceptions are made for children with a health problem.

If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I am open to any and all.
i cant drop my dsl--i get it at half rate as an employee, and if i drop it, and add it back-i lose my half rate as they have done away with that as an employee discount--i was grandfathered in on it. plus i am going to try and sell some stuff on ebay also. the girls school tution is not an option either. only 3 weeks of school left, i cant move them to public schools now, and even if i did, i still have to pay the balance-