"Everything Will Be All Right"

I just received a check in the mail for $502 from my old employer. Apparently, they’ve just now gotten around to re-purchasing the company stock that I had with them.

Damn, I get by by the skin of my teeth…

OK, technically I owe $110 of this to my endocrinologist back in Chicago and $200 to the podiatrist, but I can afford my minimum credit card payments for May now and MAYBE EVEN JUNE!

Fucking miracle.

The only thing that pisses me off is the huge surprise at just how much money I actually had stuffed away for old age. I’ve gotten three checks and close to 5K, and that’s *after* taxes. All gone now.

So it goes.

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