damn it. i'm below financial sustenance levels this month. the Oslo district court keeps seizing 140 EUR/mo that they're not allowed to seize, given my income.

i sent a complaint ages ago. wrong person. sent another. still waiting for a reply. meanwhile, they keep taking 140 EUR from me. it's because of debts, but i'm not legally required to service them in my current situation.

also, because i had the misfortune of having extra cash in June and July, they denied me housing benefits in July and August, so that's another 600+ EUR that i'm not getting.

where's that money now? well, seeing as the rest of the country was enjoying the summer, i did the same. i visited a friend. i bought a cheap bass guitar. i drank some beer. ate some nice food, so that money is gone.

my hatred for how the welfare system and courts work in practice has grown pretty intense. if i start earning an income and start paying taxes on it, it will be much less happily than before.