well, looks like we found a house. I of course am not going to count on it until we are actually in the house, contract signed and everything. its an aweseome place, now I am just stressed about coming up with the money to move in. it is going to cost me more than I thought it would, 2 months rent security deposit plus first month. I am going to end up paying in dollars, which I think will work out in the end. she has an american account I can transfer the funds into if I understand correctly, which will save me money in the end with conversion fees and such. plus I won’t have to pay the international transfer fee either.

so, now I am waiting for my paycheck. it is going to be less because I missed time and thought I would be able to access my PTO but no, not yet. I am hoping I can apply for it retroactively. I need to go get some short term loans, which I hate to do because it screws us for the next paycheck. but hopefully it is going to all work out and we will be in the house shortly. then we need to get everything set up, and S.O. start earning some money. the plan is for me to pay the rent in dollars and him to pay the rest of the bills in pesos. Now we need to make a budget and stick to it. I have to pay a bunch of money to my son’s school too and I am not sure where I am going to come up with that either. I think I will have to take on some extra work at least for a little while.  I don’t want to, because it is really hard on me. but I am thinking maybe I will have to for a bit. I am frustrated that I have not been able to put anything away in savings yet, but I am hoping it will get better. we will see.