Ok, so everyone who knows me very very well, knows that I am horrible with paying my billz ontime. THANK GOD .. I married a wonderful man who cares about credit scores and such. What is a credit score anyway? It's a painful reminder that at 21, you would rather go out and drink and hang with friends than pay that credit card. Or ... that you wanted that really cute top from Express instead of paying off your insurance. YUP ... that was me. I was the sucker that signed up for that Express Card at 27% interest. OK ... laugh all you want, I didn't know at the time that that was OUTRAGOUS!
Jump forward ... 2008... so last year I purchased an Expedition. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. 3 kids, 2 dogs ... vacations planned. Whew, just what we needed. NOT!!!
So I get my property tax in the mail sometime in ... I don't know ... I think May. Wait, maybe it was early April. Who knows. HOLY HELL ... $144 for a truck? JEEZ. Someone pass me the lube! Holy Moly! I push it off to the side... "next payday I'll put aside some money and I'll save for the final payment." Raise your hands if you've ever done this before?
A month goes by and darling Hubby says, "Hey hun, did you pay the property tax for the truck?" OH CRAP? I meant to ... I had every intention to. "NO, but I'm saving for it and I'll pay it off by next paycheck." ... I'm a horrible LIAR.
Another month goes by ... we get a notice in the mail. Uh Oh, I'm busted. "Babe, I thought you were going to pay this?!" to which I proudly defend with "I was, but remember that evening I went out with so and so ... and then we went to do this?" Yeah ... apparently my 21 y.o. is still inside of me somewhere. Time to grow up!
Lastnight, dalring hubby is doing the bills ... he found my stash of unpaid bills! I have to find a new hiding spot! He called for me. It was not the typical loving greeting. "CARLY! I thought you were going to pay this!" ... I again tried to justify myself "I was ... but I thought you were going to pay it, don't worry, I'll take care of it next payday." ... to which he responds "YOU CAN'T WAIT ... TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE. IF YOU DON'T PAY IT THEY PUT A STOP ON YOUR LISCENCE." "A stop? What the hell is that? Stop ... don't drive. I am the DMV and I command you not to drive." Again, I find that my sense of humor does not amuse my Hubby all the time.
So ... this morning I went to the City of VA Beach office to pay off the once $144 ... now $184 bill. Jeez ... so your a few days late and they tack on $40. BLAH. No sense of humor! Then I have to hike allllll the way to DMV to renew my tags and such. Didn't take as long as I thought it was going to be.
Lesson Learned :::: make sure that you find better hiding spots from your Hubby! ;)
Jump forward ... 2008... so last year I purchased an Expedition. At the time, it seemed like a good idea. 3 kids, 2 dogs ... vacations planned. Whew, just what we needed. NOT!!!
So I get my property tax in the mail sometime in ... I don't know ... I think May. Wait, maybe it was early April. Who knows. HOLY HELL ... $144 for a truck? JEEZ. Someone pass me the lube! Holy Moly! I push it off to the side... "next payday I'll put aside some money and I'll save for the final payment." Raise your hands if you've ever done this before?
A month goes by and darling Hubby says, "Hey hun, did you pay the property tax for the truck?" OH CRAP? I meant to ... I had every intention to. "NO, but I'm saving for it and I'll pay it off by next paycheck." ... I'm a horrible LIAR.
Another month goes by ... we get a notice in the mail. Uh Oh, I'm busted. "Babe, I thought you were going to pay this?!" to which I proudly defend with "I was, but remember that evening I went out with so and so ... and then we went to do this?" Yeah ... apparently my 21 y.o. is still inside of me somewhere. Time to grow up!
Lastnight, dalring hubby is doing the bills ... he found my stash of unpaid bills! I have to find a new hiding spot! He called for me. It was not the typical loving greeting. "CARLY! I thought you were going to pay this!" ... I again tried to justify myself "I was ... but I thought you were going to pay it, don't worry, I'll take care of it next payday." ... to which he responds "YOU CAN'T WAIT ... TOMORROW IS THE DEADLINE. IF YOU DON'T PAY IT THEY PUT A STOP ON YOUR LISCENCE." "A stop? What the hell is that? Stop ... don't drive. I am the DMV and I command you not to drive." Again, I find that my sense of humor does not amuse my Hubby all the time.
So ... this morning I went to the City of VA Beach office to pay off the once $144 ... now $184 bill. Jeez ... so your a few days late and they tack on $40. BLAH. No sense of humor! Then I have to hike allllll the way to DMV to renew my tags and such. Didn't take as long as I thought it was going to be.
Lesson Learned :::: make sure that you find better hiding spots from your Hubby! ;)
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