The Bloody Doors Off

Greetings, Professor Falcen.

‘Hello, Joshua.’

Would you like to play a game?

‘Yes.’

How about a nice game of chess?

‘I’d like to play bankruptcy chicken.’

Wouldn’t you rather play global thermonuclear war?

‘Maybe chess then.’

Had my meeting with the bankruptcy trustee today, and found out I’m thisclose to having my bankruptcy extended to 21 months. Why? Because I had a good month financially in October, and EI dumped the medical extension all in the same week in December.

I never thought I’d say this, but thank god I made less than $200 in February. It brought me back down to zero. And as long as I don’t make over $2,205 in March or April, I’ll be okay. (March was a good month, but I’m below the belt.)

Yes, I’m aware the contract with BMO starts next week.

But then I checked the pay schedule.  April 1st-15th gets input by April 22nd, and is paid out May 2nd. I will get exactly 1 day’s worth of the contract paid in April. I think. March 31st might get paid on April 18th.

So I’m okay there. But it also means I’m gonna be really scraping by in April. I’ve got enough right now to pay rent and the bills for the end of the month. And I issue two invoices on the 31st to other clients, and should see that money in early April. But will it last? I dunno yet.

May won’t matter, I’m told. So… whew.

But I do not like playing chicken with my life like this.