This Is the Year of 19 Goals (and Some Blood, Sweat, and Tears)

The Traumatized Budget
7 min readDec 31, 2018

2018 was a hell of a year at the Traumatized Manor (I say that every year). It started off with illness and medical bills, took a subtle turn toward true insolvency, and finished out spectacularly with the need for roof repair, which led to a personal epiphuckme.

In the wake of that, I began to put all my shit in one bag.

Considering our family only started saving on October 1, I am amazed to have a host of boasts for the last quarter of 2018. Plus, inspired by Kevin and Erin at Debt Free Happens

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The Traumatized Budget

I’m a 60 (😱)-something bohemian with a mountain of debt and regrets. Can I dig out before it’s all over? I brake for poets.