I DON'T NEED GOVERNMENT HELP !
Ok, so here i was after years of not having credit. Working only with cash to let my credit recover from some really bad mistakes i made earlier in my life. After massive medical bills, bad business choices, and monster taxes. I was finally getting our head above the water line.
Until now.... we have had a hip replacement that got infected (that means 2 surgeries) 2 visits to the ER, 2 ambulance rides for 35 miles each, and now IV antibiotics for 6 weeks, then oral antibiotics for 5 to 9 mos. not including the usual pain medication for maint. This is going to be a bear to pull off without being crushed in debt--again ! I am not certain i can pull it off and get everything done without losing ground. But i am a warrior at heart so i don't give up.
Sounds like i am whining about my life and how hard it is, right?
Not at all! I am a very fortunate man. I only reveal this little struggle in my life to set the ground work for what i am writing about today.
I realize that in today's culture i am considered "old school" in my views about debt. I haven't always had these views that my father and grandfathers had, but through the learning process of years of compromised morals and stupid mistakes due to lack of self control i have come to embrace these views. I now completely understand them.
I don't need the help of the any government programs to rob me of the feeling of accomplishment i will have once on the other side of this. Life is full on ups and downs, easy times and hard times. Nobody likes the hard times, however there is nothing that can replace getting through them on your own. So i will continue to not live beyond my means, try not to make any bad decisions, keep my credit on the way to recovery, and keep the faith that i am not here alone.
PS. No INSURANCE !
