I'm feeling particularly down today. Money troubles have gotten me so, so stressed for the past 12 months or so.

I've been working at home for 28 years, and my workload has thankfully increased lately, so I should be happy, right? But I got hit with another huge tax bill (last year, too), which was my fault because I used too much of the federal tax credit and had to pay it back. I accept that the mistake was on my end, and I immediately reapplied on healthcare.gov to adjust this, and I was offered one plan, for more than $600/month. I took a cautious $100/month tax credit, but yikes! $500+/month? I'm too afraid to go without health insurance, though.

I feel like my life is devoted to earning money just to survive. There's virtually nothing left for fun, except for two streaming services. It seems like life should be better than this.

Sorry; I'm just feeling very down today and needed to vent.