The pipe that 'broke' our 'back'

So lately things are happening left and right to us. IE: the fence, a pay cut, forgetting to register for a class, paying a late fee for school and doing all that is required to get into the class, electrical problems in the kitchen, doctor bills and more doctor bills, hospital bills, being sick, and now a pipe in the furnace rooms sprung a leak. Thank goodness Marc was home today to put a bucket under it before we had a flood too. So the plumber came and said we can put a clamp on it, which would be the best option right now. But he also said if we have one rusted out spot there is a good chance that we have others that are just waiting to break through and in the end we would probably need to replace all the pipes in the furnace room. Well we don't have $2000 bucks so guess what we did?! Yep just a patch job. We will cross our fingers that it will last while we still live here and then someone else can worry about that problem. Is that mean? When will it end? I know we all go through times of trials but I'm ready to have a rest for a while.