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Trying to stay calm during financial struggles

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The downside of not having a job is financial struggles. I try to stay calm about it. I would think at my age I wouldn’t have to worry about money. But here I am, counting every cent.

Honestly, I hate it. I have nothing valuable to sell anymore. I have tried to do social media marketing, but I still don’t get any clients. I didn’t post on Instagram for over a month because I thought it was a waste of time. I posted again, but I’m not optimistic it will do anything. I can’t wait forever for someone to contact me.

Perhaps people want to keep me poor. All I get is bills and nothing else. Soon, I’ll probably lose my home, and that’s the last thing I want. I still have my other flat, but there is so much to do before I can put it on sale. I need money now. For eleven months, I’ve tried to find clients, but no one pays attention. Maybe my target audience doesn’t exist. I’ve only assumed what kind of services they need.

I can’t pay for a vehicle inspection because I can’t afford the car service. Because I can’t, there is no chance to switch to winter tires. I can’t pay for petrol either. Luckily, I don’t need the car anyway. I’m more worried about paying rent and buying food.

I probably have to stay home for Christmas because I don’t have the money for a Christmas cruise. I might skip the holiday altogether. Christmas is not the same anyway since my parents passed away. The Christmas cruise had become a tradition, but since I don’t have enough money, it will end.

I hate seeing people brag about how much money they have made from client work. It won’t help me. The internet is full of marketing tactics, but none have worked for me. If someone contacts me, it’s probably a spammer or some other weird person. I’m a weird people magnet. Or maybe it’s my face. I don’t know.

Don’t say things will get better. Or hopefully I get my financial struggles in order. Because right now, it doesn’t feel that way. All I can see is my bank account decreasing. But I’m calm about it.

Not having a jolly good time

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“And we will have
A jolly good time” – Lazy Days by Robbie Williams

Well, I’m not having a jolly good time.

The end of the year is getting closer. I haven’t achieved anything that I had planned. I’m still in the same place as I was before. For example, I still have to watch my money. I thought I would have financial security by now, but no money is coming in.

I’ve had so many other things to think about besides blogging, so I didn’t realize I hadn’t blogged for two months. Blogging isn’t what it used to be. I wonder if people still care about blogs. Not mine anyway. I’ve been away so long; people might have forgotten about this blog. Even I am a little bored with blogging. There is so much else to do than think about blogging. It’s usually life in general that does that.

Even if I haven’t posted, I still had traffic, but now I don’t. This blog has reached over 100,000 views in the 13 years I’ve had the blog. This year, traffic has been higher than ever. Look at the image below.

Stats.

The only time I’m having a jolly good time is when I write fan fiction and go to ice hockey games. (I have a season ticket to my local team, HC TPS) And of course, when I take photos and videos. But I don’t get paid to do that. I wish I did, but no one buys.

I should be grateful I still have my health and that I live in a country without war. You should enjoy the small things and do something every day. I have taken up reading books. I never thought I would. I’ve read books before, but never anything longer than 100 pages. Right now I’m reading “The murder of Roger Ackroyd” by Agatha Christie. So I am actually having a jolly good time. And as long as the weather is nice, it’s good to read outside.

My fruitful truth about eating fruits

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apple, green and red grapes and a pear
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My fruitful truth about eating fruit. I don’t remember when I last ate a fruit. It’s been a while because I don’t have money for it. When you don’t have enough money, you have to save it for more important things. Like paying bills and food. Buying fruit is the last thing you buy.

I like eating fruit, but it also depends on the conditions they are in. I’m especially picky about bananas. I don’t like them overripe, but they shouldn’t be too raw either. Something in between. If I see brown spots on the skin, I don’t buy them. When I buy bananas, I eat them as fast as possible.

I like almost all fruit I’ve tasted, but I don’t like kiwis. I don’t think I’m allergic to them, but when I eat them, the side of my tongue hurts. I’m not so crazy about oranges or grapefruit. I prefer clementines because they’re easier to peel and they can be sweet. I don’t like anything sour. Not even in candy.

My favorite fruits (like you see in the photo) are apples, pears, and grapes. Tomatoes are fruit, too, in case you didn’t know. I only eat raw tomatoes. Ketchup and tomato sauces are good. But I don’t like tomatoes in hamburgers, or if they are sliced on pizzas or pies, I say, no thank you.

If there is a fruit I haven’t eaten, I try it at least once. I buy fruit I can afford, so it usually ends up being the common ones. I mostly eat fresh fruit, but when it comes to pineapples, I prefer them canned. Except when pineapples are served in a buffet. Cutting a pineapple is not something I feel like doing.

Fruits that are easy to peel or don’t need peeling are my thing.