Payday

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No, not on myLot, but my monthly payday from Social Security, which falls on the third Wednesday of the month. When you get your SS check depends on when your birthday is. Mine is the third week of the month, so that's when I get my check. My month starts when I get my check. This past month we had 5 Wednesdays. That makes for a long month between checks. It might not seem like a big deal, but when it comes to food shopping, it's a huge deal. Now, many of you know I'm on government aid for housing, medical, and food. What they give me for food, is a spit in the bucket. I'm convinced the government wouldn't mind seeing a person starve. So, a good portion of my check goes to food. For the past week, I've been counting down the days to payday. I've also been doing my best to ration what I had left for food. I was okay for the freezer, but not for produce, particularly potatoes. Last night, I was counting down the hours to payday. Before I left for the pool this morning, I verified the check in my account, paid my bills, and after the pool went shopping. Also for the past week, I've been writing down my grocery list. Which I took with me this morning. This month, I'm trying to do a bit of overstock for food. Next month my check is going to be smaller. Next month is my birthday, and I'm officially on Medicare, and Social Security takes out for Medicare Part B. Part A is covered. I don't know how it is in every state, but the state of Wisconsin helps those on low income with Medicare payments. All the paperwork is done for it, and the aid is set to start, but it takes 2 months before it goes into effect. That means I either tighten my belt and run out of food the last week of the month, or I stock up this month as much as possible. As soon as the state aid kicks in, Social Security will reimburse me for the payments they took out, and I will see a normal check once again. One thing I've had in place for a while, is a cushion on my monthly membership at the Y. When I paid it this morning, I asked when it expired, as I will be using that cushion for the next month, possibly two months. Until everything gets back to normal. I'm also waiting on the letter from Housing telling me what my portion for the rent will be starting in September. I already got the letter stating the apartment passed. I knew it would. I'm hoping with the addition of Medicare, the payment will go down, allowing me a larger amount for food, which would be great. No, I'm not going to hold my breath on it. The government wants people to be poor, so they give you just enough to live on and nothing more, and barely that. The good news is, I have food in the apartment once again. I have a hair appointment this morning, after which I'm going to finish my food shopping. I will need to suspend my appointment next month. I'll look a bit rough around the edges by the time I get my hair done again, hopefully in August. Hopefully, it won't be too bad. At least for now, everything is paid, and I have food once again. I sincerely hope we don't have another 5 Wednesday month this year. It makes life difficult, not impossible. I just need to stay ahead of the game concerning food. I will say, they, Social Services, upped my food allowance for July. I have a feeling it will go back down when the Medicare state aid kicks in. Sometimes it's wonderful getting old, sometimes not. I hope you are all having a great Wednesday. Thanks for reading. Image courtesy of Pixabay