After my divorce, I had to find a way to sustain my life.
- My ex had depleted our savings and I realized I was on my own.
Since the kids were in college, there was no way they’d help me out. I chose to pick myself up and start living my life. The first thing I did was put word out among my friends that I was looking for a job. Stacy, a close friend for many years, called me one afternoon with good news. She knew a store in town that was in need of a clerk. The previous one had quit without any notice and the owner was desperate. I stopped what I was doing, got in my car, drove to the shop and was hired for the job on the spot. The house, which I got in the divorce, was in dire need of upgrading. My ex and I had so many issues that we had even neglected haign the central heating and cooling unit maintained. After I started earning, I hired an HVAC business to inspect the unit in the house. It had been making funny noises and I suspected it was failing. The HVAC worker who came to the house did confirm the central heating and cooling unit was on its last leg. His advice was to purchase a new one as soon as possible. Since I didn’t get HVAC financing, I asked him to repair the unit and I’d save for a new one. It took me several months to save enough money to buy a new central heating and cooling unit.