A mooch or a Survior?
By sjvenden27
@sjvenden27 (1840)
United States
October 15, 2012 10:04am CST
I have been paying bills since I was 14 years old.. I didnt have extra money after bills until I was 16 years old.. I am not complaining or anything like that; life is hard; and if you want to get anywhere in life you have to work harder to get anywhere.. I have been helped a lot over the years. I have had my own place a couple times; ended up moving for one reason or another.. Where ever I have been if I didnt have my own money I was taking care of the house work, yard work, and anything else that I could do.. (within reason; I have chronic back problems but I work with them to do what needs to be done) During the times that I was not recieving a steady income; when ever I did find money or get a temp job I put the money towards the house..
I am going to expand on the words house cleaning a little bit, some people hear house cleaning and assume that it just consists of dishes, laundry, trash, and a couple other little task... Not my defination of house cleaning.. The amount of work would depend on the amount of people in the house, and if anyone would actually clean up after themselves.. When I go into the kitchen to clean; the whole kitchen gets clean.. ALL OF THE DISHES get done, regardless of who DIRTED the DISHES.. Counters, the stove, the table, chairs, the refrigerater/freezer, dusting, sweeping, moping, and taking care of the cupboards... You would be suprised how many times there is empty containers in the cupboards..
Every day things get messes and every day cleaning gets done, just because I can not stand living in garbage.. I have high expectations when it comes to how the house should look.. I can not do as much as I want to do all of the time because of my back but it does stay very clean... One of my best friends asked me if I ever stop doing stuff.. I dont...
So to my question... Granted there is always more to a story.. Do not want this discussion to become a book...lol So from what I have shared would you say I am a mooch or surviving life??
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3 responses
@ajk111 (2495)
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16 Oct 12
You are certainly not a mooch. in my eyes you are a 'grafter', a hard worker. you are similar to my wife. she does all the things you have said and to be honest i do not thank her enough, so if anything comes of this discussion is that i have decided to take her out for a meal on thursday night so thank you for making me appreciate her.
I suppose she tolerates me because i bring other things to the marriage, im calm when things go wrong and good with the kids, but she thinks i spend far too much time on mylot while i leave my dirty cup of tea beside the sink!
I suppose she tolerates me because i bring other things to the marriage, im calm when things go wrong and good with the kids, but she thinks i spend far too much time on mylot while i leave my dirty cup of tea beside the sink!1 person likes this
@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
16 Oct 12
That is sooo Awesome.. It may not seem like a lot but it would be a great suprised for your wife.. I hope you both have a good time;-)
@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
18 Oct 12
Awesome! I am so glad that you guys had a good time.. Sounds like the food was great.. An around good experince for the two of you;-)
@Raine38 (12389)
• United States
15 Oct 12
At 14, I am still playing and relies on my school allowance for all my needs. You're admirable! And what you've done is far far away from what a mooch is. Your sense of responsibility will put grown men who just rely on handouts, to shame. There's a thin line between begging and mooching. You're working, and what you're getting is your salary. You didn't just get it for nothing.
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@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
15 Oct 12
Thank you for the compliment;-) Sometimes when I am doing all of this stuff I feel really unapperiacted.. I am not looking for presents or money or anything like that when I am picking up even if the mess isnt mine to clean up.. A nice thank you or do something out of the norm would be cool.. But its asking too much in my current situation.. I know what I need to do to change the situation; unable to do that until I have certian things in place.. Getting there just not there yet. I just do not want to blow up because of my frustrations.. So I am writing about it instead..
It may seem unfair that you have to take care of all of your needs with your allowance while some of your friends can spend it on what ever.. No worries though; in the future the displine that you are teaching yourself right now will pay off in the long run.. You are less likely to be homeless or go without because you do understand the value of a dollar.. That money doesnt grow on trees; and that you can not just run home to your parents if you screw up.. In the real world its rough and can be down right ugly!! Keep up the good work.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
15 Oct 12
Im defianatly a survivor. Lived many years with out much. Im a single mom here in Mexico. I have a rough time making it. Thats why all online earnings big or small are a big, big help. Have a great week there.
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@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
15 Oct 12
I hope good things go your way.. I am a single mother too; can totally relate to your situation.. Thank you I hope you have a good week too;-)
