i hate money

well, not money itself, just having to deal with it. my just-barely-enough-to-scrape-by fellowship stipend was disbursed on september 22, and was promptly lost in the mail. last week i went to the student accounting office to report that 3 weeks had elapsed without receiving my check. they said they'd stop payment on it and issue a new one in 2 weeks.

so, with the university housing people breathing down my neck (my rent was 2 weeks late because i have no damn money), i had to bite the bullet and borrow a little from my mom. i'm already in up to my neck with her thanks to the move, which sucked up way more money than i thought possible.

and now it looks like the credit limit on one of my credit cards (the move also maxed out all my credit, by the way) has magically jumped up $500. this is the second time they've increased my credit without my request. i think the secret must be to max out the account repeatedly. they seem to like the idea of me reaching the bottom of my grave just in time for them to dig it deeper.

on the plus side, i won't default on anything during the next week, but it looks like i'm gonna have to further widen the gap between my worth and my debt.

oh yeah. this is SO much better than student loans.