struggle street

Can we just all take a moment to discuss my finances?  Or lack thereof.  Yes, thanks to dodgy teeth, speech and feet, this week I forked out nearly 100 bucks at the dentist to be told I need to find a lazy 5K for braces, followed by $60 at the speech therapist, which FYI, needs to be a weekly expense for god knows how long, and today we hit the trifecta with a $144 podiatrist visit where the lovely foot doctor gently explained the the child size orthotics will set me back a cool $440.    I mean, really.  What the hell are these orthotics made of?  Gold?  Or actual $100 notes that have been extracted from my wallet? 

Apologies in advance for my foul language but FFS.  Don't these people know that there's hardcore Stocktake Sales happening at every major retail outlet around Australia at the moment and THAT is where my hard earned needs to go?  At this rate I'll be plebbing around town in clothes from last season.*  But at least my kids will have awesome teeth, spectacular speech and the most incredible feet you've ever laid eyes on.  If there even is such a thing. 

No pressure kids, but if you could win some sort of looks-based competition that offers an enormous cash prize and ongoing endorsements, your father and I would really appreciate it.

Now if you don't mind, I need to go and pour myself a stiff drink.  Feel free to cheer me up by leaving a comment about how expensive your own life is at the moment x

* please note, there is absolutely nothing wrong with wearing clothes from 2012.  I wear them all.the.time.  Totally just threw that obnoxious line in there for comedy purposes only.