I've got to decide what I am going to do about the outcome of my court case. Sure I don't like it but I'm taking a realistic look at my resources. Do I have enough to achieve justice? Probably not. Can I find a place to suck it up and bear the financial burden. Probably not So what is this black duck going to do? I can see four options and none of them seem fantastic. Time keeps ticking and I feel blocked.

The same with my accommodation situation. The rent is $50 under my total income and I've been living like that for six weeks. It's not sustainable but again I feel stuck. If I go and rent a room, storage is so expensive, it is false economy. If I sell my stuff, I would generally have to accept I would be selling it at rock bottom prices and would probably need to replace again at some stage at a higher price. How can I transcend this situation? How can I create a sustainable accommodation situation that limits my degree of financial worry somewhat without having me paying top price to live in a "brothel"?

The telecommunications company have officially done my head in. After 9 months of barely providing a service but me paying top dollar for the service, I've had it. But I live in a remote area and I only have the partially government owned telco to chose from. I don't want to hear "well if it was up to the fully privatised telco's you wouldn't have a service". Because I DON'T have a reliable service and am still getting charged TOP DOLLAR for having one. The Ombudsman might not as well exist. They are merely who you have to go to get Telstra to provide any basic service; the Ombudsman don't concern themselves with the chronic telco issues.

Now I'm ready for some really good solutions to open themselves up to me in these three pesky situations. I want resolution and I want the outcomes to be fair. I've been shafted on Problem 1 and 3. Problem 2 is just an unfortunate situation which I need to make adjustments to somehow.

you are haveing a ruf time with all this stress and stuff going on in your life right now.

Hey LW,
Sorry you're in the thick of it. Well, since 1 and 3 seem to be unalterable at the moment, let's talk item number 2....

What are your current accommodations? House? Apartment? I was wondering if it would be possible for you to take on a temporary house-mate until you get in a better financial position. Granted, if you're anything like me, the thought of having anyone else in our space is TERRIBLE... but maybe necessary. Is this possible for you? Even if you sublet a room for a while, it would ease the burden at least a little. If you describe your living situation a little more I'll put on my thinking cap and try to come up with some ideas. We hafta try to come up with some possible solutions, as you can't survive on 50 bucks after paying rent!

-K

Thanks Cracked . Hi Koshka... I actually really like living with someone else. I'm a natural extravert. It's just when I'm sick my confidence with relating wanes a bit. I rented the house, with the expectation of having a house mate, but they are proving very difficult to find!!! Problem 1 is the result of a flatmate who didn't pay utilities and damaged the house I rent. He cost me $800. It's a manageable bad debt for someone who works but it is the best part of three weeks income for me. (I had a fantastic flatmate after him but his job didn't work out, so he quit an went home to New Zealand). Problem 3, I had a dream last night about going wireless. It means my son can't play xbox online (if the internet is not through a landline) but the existing service provider isn't providing an adequate service, so I might have to accept another internet provider who can't provide the full service I'm looking for. I will try to resolve Prob 3 today.

Got the court stuff sorted today! YAY
Will work on the telco tomorrow.
Then Friday will be housing day.

My previous post hasn't come up yet... from memory, I think I merely said that I got this place with the intention of having a flatmate; it is just proving difficult to find one atm. I'll harness my energy toward this coming weekend being THE weekend for results.

Cheers