Just curious to get some feedback here. My wife and I have a combined income of about $200k before taxes and have one child with another due in the Fall. Up until this year we’ve maintained decent savings but as of Jan 2025 we’ve really begun to feel a squeeze on our financials. We’ll be fine I think as I have a decent stack of physical silver (and by eliminating non-essential spending we’ll recoup some monthly funds) but I genuinely hope we’ll be feeling some relief soon.
How is everyone else here doing? After paying in $6k in taxes this month I’m really hoping for an end to the IRS soon :/
I hope so. I do feel like we have broken and mended and broken again but I am extremely grateful for what we have even on the days I want to cry my eyes out. Deepest heartfelt condolences on your loss. I truly can’t imagine. I can’t even consider it without feeling like I can’t breathe. Biggest hugs and thank you for sharing your pediatric cancer journey with me. We understand that journey and I genuinely wish no other parent ever understands. I think for me if there is one thing I wish I had known before that this has taught me is letting go of my expectations of who he would become and just enjoying who he is instead. Actually I think that can be said of our lives in general. I was so concerned before about things that honestly didn’t matter and I realized through this that it’s because I was trying to hard to give him my desired future for him. Now all I want is A future. Grades and sports and opportunities were WAY more important before. Now I just want him to love himself and God and have a life that brings him joy and peace. When I let go of what I thought a successful parenting job should look like- THAT was when I began to discover what an incredible person he is. He is so much stronger bravery and better than t deserve. It’s been a long fight for us but I pray everyday for the strength to run this race and be the mother my children deserve. ( for that and also for unlimited coffee) because they are WAY WAY more than my sad mommy musings ever dreamed. I wish it hadn’t taken this for me to see that.
Thank you for sharing this. It helps more than you know.
I do not know what you and you family needs in this moment, but God does, and I am praying for His provision for you and yours.
If it gave uplifted you then I am grateful that God could use me to do so. Thank you so much for including us in your prayers we are big believer in prayer and have seen God do amazing things through them. I believe it is the most it is a beautiful gift -sincere prayer for another. May the Lord continue to bless your family and pour out provision. Living by faith on the thin line is scary but also beautiful in how God can provide. We have had more than a few of those times where just in nick of time God will provide an opportunity.