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Blogger, I Won't Spare A Dime
Mondays deserve a good blogosphere rant. I don't know if this qualifies, but.......
Dear Fellow Bloggers,
Sorry, but I will not:
A) Contribute to your blog so that you can maintain it.
If the costs are beggaring you, you'd better switch to a free service like Blogger. It might not have all the bells and whistles you want, but if you're smart and creative, you'll manage somehow.
B) Contribute for your college education, your pet's veterinary bills, the fund for your honeymoon, or for personal enchancement surgery of any kind.
Honey, I went up to neck in debt for my college education. In fact I just finished paying off the last of my loans last year. Public librarians get paid diddly-squat, and I was so broke in the early years, I refinanced mine so I could get by. It was hard, but it was a choice I made, and I had to prioritize my spending accordingly. Sorry if you want to wear clothes like on "Sex in the City" AND attend Ivy League, but you might have to settle for a state college and clothes from Walmart. No, it's not fair, but most things in life aren't. Deal with it now and you'll be better off in the long run anyway.
I've done the pet thing too. We had a 4 figure vet bill for our late beloved cat Spooky's kidney disease. The vet let us pay it in installments--and we did so . This at the same time we had 2 kids in daycare....
Honeymoons? Puh-leeze don't make me laugh. I didn't have one. Somehow I've been happily married for 11 years anyhow....................
I won't even go into that last thing. Besides, none of YOU nice people reading this asked for such things, because all of you are beautiful human beings who need no further enhancement to let your true selves shine through, aren't you?
Look, everyone needs help now and then. And there's no shame in asking for it. But there are ways and means that are appropriate and others that are not. What I see people doing on their blogs strike me as shameless. Think about it:
YOU ARE ASKING TOTAL STRANGERS TO GIVE YOU MONEY FOR PERSONAL NEEDS!
What you are doing is the Internet equivalent of standing on a street corner with a cup asking for change. It's panhandling. It's begging.
IT' S TACKY!
If you are a member of my family, or a close friend, and you need me, I'll give you every cent I can dig up, and every ounce of my energy I can spare.
If you're part of a cause I believe in, I'll try to contribute in anyway I can. If you're someone in real need, I'll do all I can to help you.
But please don't expect me to donate money for your personal needs in exchange for the honor of reading your blog.
Unless you're planning on donating an equal amount of money to ME for the honor of reading THIS blog!
Best wishes (but no cash) from,
The Library Lady
