One other thing - the inexpensive-rent single-family house I live in (3 bedrooms, yard, garage) is being bought by the city to make room for a new grocery store. I'm no longer going to have inexpensive rent. I'll be looking more along the lines of $600 from now on. It's going to happen soon. They're already in the closing stages of purchasing the house and they want to break ground this fall yet. Anyone care to tell me where I'm going to pull another $200 from, on top of the $800 I should be paying to the IRS monthly? I can't think of too many people who can magically make $1000 extra every month just show up in their paycheck.

In order to net $1000 more, I'd have to gross another $1500 monthly. That's more than one whole paycheck. That means increasing my income by more than 50% every month. Anyone have any suggestions on just exactly how to do that? I don't get time and a half or double time for doing any work over my contracted amount or working holidays. I get a fixed amount for each line typed, and I'm expected to work holidays if it's during the week. I don't get a cost of living raise every year either. If I want to make more money, I have to work harder and longer. There comes a point when I can't do either because I'm already maxed out and my brain and body just won't function any more.