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alive, broke and jittery. Beeyotch.

Oh, I'm sorry. Have I gone six hours without a post again? I know you care about my well being, but an email asking if I'm still alive is not necessary, thank you. What have I been up to this evening? I was on the phone with the great Satan known as PayPal for about an hour while I convinced them that yes, I do know my own bank account number it doesn't have eleven zeros in it like they claim. I was mulling over the fact that Natalie needs braces and my dental insurance sucks. I was trying desperately to pack. Moving day is in two weeks. You would never know it from looking around here. I was crying because we close on the house on Friday and the closing costs alone are what some people in other states pay for houses. 13k. Yes, that is $13,000. Gotta love Long Island. I am still detoxing from the Paxil and Wellbutrin stoppage. It is hell, as I've been saying over and over to anyone who would listen the past few days. I'm sure heroin withdrawal is harder, but at least they give you methadone to tide you over when you go off the smack. That should stem the tide of "where are you" emails for the evening. It's Chappelle time. Bitch.

Comments

Keep yer head lady. This too shall pass.

never thought the idea of mortgaging your closing costs would enter my mind...

Not sure that ANYONE can buy an honest to goodness HOUSE with 13K anywhere. My parents bought their first home for 13K way back in 1970...granted this was in Kentucky and NOT New York but still...

Closing costs. I hate them. Insidious forces, all lined up with their hands out as you cramp up from signing forms and giving them your money for who knows what.

Oh well, you get a nice house to live in. But I still hate closing costs.

Hang in there

Hell! She's still alive... how did that happen? Someone will pay for this mistake... Curse you, Catalano. Curse you and your nine lives!!

My first house cost $28,000....I can't even afford to buy a car that costs that much now!

I feel for you - moving sucks. But it will be over with soon....just take it one day at a time.

Heck....take it one hour at a time. And meanwhile everyone will be patient and give you the space you need when you need it.

Not sure that ANYONE can buy an honest to goodness HOUSE with 13K anywhere.

Wayne, you'd be amazed at what turns up in the realtor.com listings for places like Detroit and Cleveland. Seriously.

Feast your eyes on this beauty.

Hell, girlfriend. At least you're still in New York.

"Wayne, you'd be amazed at what turns up in the realtor.com listings for places like Detroit and Cleveland. Seriously.

Feast your eyes on this beauty."

Ah, Frick Ya! Cleaveland truly rocks. Man, I bet you wouldn't even have to walk farther than half a block from that place to get some crack and a 40.

RE: Closing costs of 13k ...

Same here. San Diego has become LA / NY / SF.

My neighbor's house just sold for $300K more than I bought mine for 3 years ago, and has only .5 acres (I have .9).

How does anyone afford to live here?

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Tony....and it's only $55 a month! Wonder what the schools are like....

Tony -

WOW! My wife and I have been looking for a late victorian home and looky there! WOOHOO! And I can even tolerate the Browns!...don't know about the Cavs though..hmmm... Lemme think about it.

Hey, Tony! That beauty looks like one sitting two blocks over from where I am...that's listed for $185K.

Staten Island--fastest growing county in NY, with the real estate prices to prove it!

Hang on Michelle! Closing costs are lame, but boy! Them there LI property taxes are sweet!

/exit irony mode

Woohoo! $7k a year in taxes! I LOVE NEW YORK!

I hear you, Michele. We moved last June (also on LI), and the closing costs were just about that. I was ready to walk out. It was so frustrating.

Michele, when my i went off Paxil it was really tuff. I felt like i was in a permantly bad mood. I would wake up at night sweating and breathing heavy. I dont know if your doctor advised going off paxil cold turkey but mine perscribed me a liquid form of paxil and after a few months i slowly weened it down to 1 ml a day and it does help the withdrawl symptoms.