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Tseweam

What are my options .need money very soon. Still no jobs are is my monthly bills. Give suggestions. Plants 500  electric 50  water 200 from January to April.  Beer 80  food 500 going out 400 health insurance 210 gas 100  dental 31furniture bill almost done phone 55 copays 40 and mma gym  125. Water in dry season 25 a month  200 a month dry season. Suggestions.  Do most pay 200 a month water bill. Just the dry season. Hope plant bill drops by next year. See no flood insurance or car. Can't afford it unless a job appears.

Tseweam

Don't we have to water our entire yards in dry season or not. To have a 200 a month water bills.  Or you think yard be fine without it. Or you think the trees don't need to be watered by hand. And a monthly gym to study safety. Gyms can get expensive and to need to go forever. Guess gym is for keeping puetro Rico safe . Safe from any threats if come here. Told mma real always provide us safety

sandrarduncan

If you are single your rent shouldnt be more then $300 a month.   Water should never be $200, why is your so high?
Jobs are tough here.   What are your skills?
Buy solar lights and bring them in at night and leave them out during the day.

Tseweam

There is no rent.  Don't I need to water the trees  grass flowers bushes all through the dry season or you think nature take care of it. Wet season is opposite always pumping out the water. That's dry season bill.  Was told it's not normal for a home stay surrounded by water from May to Dec.  That we need sump pumps on 24 hours a day. Run like 8 pumps non-stop. Do most have to do this in order to get out of house and plants in pots. Are most homes this way in punta Santiago. And a small canoe to car .then dry season all water gone. Do most need this at door to car. This started in May pond in back by Oct had lake around house.  Was filled up but kept flooding off and on. Oct the worst entire house laked. Was hard to save 2000 dollars of plants as not told it will flood. Me thinking we must water when ground is dry and when wet shot off water.  Didn't think be extremes like this.  March dry ground thinking needs water Oct now sump pumps . Town is coming to fix it. Long wait

sandrarduncan

Sounds like your having a tough situation.   Let nature take its course. Not sure why someone with littlw income woupd apend 2000 on plants.  Or have ro woeey about spending money watering them.  Personally  i would be done spending money watering plants unless this is something you are doing to provide food to sell

Sitka

This thread is wacko.  🤨

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