Hubby and I didn’t have the money to pay the electric bill in time to avoid disconnection. So I had to do something that I promised myself I wouldn’t do: Use the credit card to pay it.

Not a huge deal, but it was truly a last resort. Sure, we could have requested an extension, but then we would have had to pay an extra fee and possibly a deposit. I figured putting it on the credit card and paying at least that much toward the credit card bill this month would be the lesser of the two evils. It’s not like it’s going to be an every month thing, after all. Hubby started his new job this week, and he should be getting in 40 to 50 hours every week there. Maybe we’ll actually have enough money to pay the bills and buy necessities then.

Maybe we’ll be able to get the plastic paid off pretty soon as well. Then we won’t have to worry about using it when we need to. I just hate the thoughts of racking up a lot of debt. I’ve been there and done that, and it wasn’t pretty.