Everyone thinks I'm made of money.

Ex emailed me last night to tell me that she'd broken a tooth, and she needed $2K to get it fixed. She offered to take that off the end of my alimony, so I wouldn't have to pay all the way through February of 2022, just half way.

If you'll recall, I had most of my tax refund still in the bank, potentially needed for getting my mom's house back from the reverse mortgage. It's occurred to me that at the rate things are going, we may need to get her in dementia care even sooner than we could fight any legal battles.

So against my better judgment I gave Ex the money. She promised to marry me if we ever need to bug out of the country and move to Ireland*.

Either I practice good karmic and financial hygiene, or I'm a damn fool. There is no third possibility. Time to start saving back up what I just paid out.



*Thanks to her first husband, Ex has been able to obtain an Irish passport.