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Money Woes

September 13, 2019 by Kelley Lynn Leave a Comment

I’m really broke. Again. I’m really tired of being broke. I’m really tired of talking about being broke. I’m really tired of typing and writing about being broke. Even when my husband Don was alive, we struggled financially. Everyday. But he worked and I worked, and we helped each other out. He started helping me out way before he moved in with me.

Filed Under: Widowed Emotions, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widowed sadness, widowed missing him, frustration, Finances

The Spice of Life

August 11, 2018 by Bryan Martin Leave a Comment

It’s amazing how simple things can etch a memory deep into your heart. Music, sights, sounds and smells. Food and cooking has always brought back memories of family holidays and campfire stories. Tin loved food. That’s basically the understatement of the year. He would take anything we had in the kitchen and in an hour there would be a…

Filed Under: Widowed Memories, Widowed Emotions, LGBTQ+ Widowed, Miscellaneous Tagged With: gardening, Finances, memories, widowed missing him, bryan martin, widowed memories, LGBQT Widowed

Finance Department

January 30, 2018 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

Through our twenties, Megan and I (well, mostly me) got into a mountain of debt.  Cars, trips, entertainment, and just plain “things” were being spent upon all the time.  There were quite a few medical costs sprinkled in there too.  By the time we hit 30 years old, we were at our wit’s end with bills.  Megan’s disability prevented her…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed and New Love, Widowed Milestones, Miscellaneous Tagged With: Money, Finances, relationships, Debt, Second Chapter, spending, credit cards, widower, milestones, sarah treanor, Mike Welker

Five-year Plan

July 4, 2017 by Mike Welker Leave a Comment

In 2011, shortly after Megan’s lung transplant, we decided to have a 5-year plan of moving out of the house we currently live in.  We bought this house the year we were married…2005  It’s small, in the city, with a busy highway, shopping area, and rail line within a few hundred yards, lending an ambient soundtrack of engines, train horns,…

Filed Under: Widowed, Widowed Parenting, Widowed Milestones, Miscellaneous Tagged With: widower, moving, Mike Welker, widower with children, Money, Finances, Debt, House, False Start, Worries, Plans

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