Power outages are normal for us. I wanted to blame anybody but me for the power outages, the cars that got repoed and the poor money management in general.

Power outages are normal for us. In fact, they have been happening our entire relationship – no sarcasm intended. So it was a nice surprise when a work man arrived at our front door to let me know they would be working on the power lines for most of the day. I prepped by filling water bottles, going to the bathroom and plugging in all of our electronic devices. We. Are. Set. Power outages, in the past, have wreaked havoc though. Years ago we were a young family in the sense we were a new family. Navigating life with ...

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