Robbing Peter:

I’m not a fan of debt. Granted - my debt is presently my own fault, having both vehicle repairs to pay off as well as my newly acquired Marshall powerhouse amp head. Today came the kicker... maybe it is a kicker, maybe it is nothing... maybe they aren’t gunna sock me for this one, but I just heard Mom mention something about paying the insurance bill. My parents are awesome on a regular basis and help me out with the insurance. I don’t know if that is going to change - it’s been a rough summer on them.

Here is what I don’t understand. Why is my insurance so high? I’m 21, I don’t touch alcohol, I’ve never been pulled over for speeding nor have I been in any traffic accidents (aside from that one, which really wasn’t an accident...officer just happened to be at the wrong place at the right time and had to fill quota....long story short, the ticket was fought and dropped), yet my insurance price is probably the same as a drunken, doped up demolition derby dropout. Come on people! Who is at more risk to do something stupid on the road?

I am not a risk on the road - I think that I may be one of the last courteous drivers out there. I’m a part of a dying breed of considerate people. Now, I don’t want you all to think that I am trying to build myself up or inflate my ego, but seriously, it makes no sense that I should have to pay as much as I do for car insurance.

You’ve all heard the saying “Robbing Peter to pay Paul”, right? I feel like in my present financial situation, I am robbing Canada to pay Mom and Dad.

Priceless quote of the weekend with side effects of 10 minutes of gut splitting, face hurting, tear jerking laughter: “Open foot, insert mouth”