Choose Wisely.
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judecorpLast night, Jennifer and I ordered chinese food for dinner, or, more specifically, a quart of house special wonton soup. Dang, it was good. And all for $4! I brought a fortune cookie to work with me for lunch and this is my fortune:
Your destiny lies before you, choose wisely.
How appropriate. Indeed, as the time draws nearer to Moving Day (truck reserved for 06-01), I am feeling the nerves that accompany a Big Move and a Big Change. Deep breathing time.
I believe very strongly in my heart that this move is the right thing for us - each of us individually and together. It will be better for both Jennifer and I to be nearer our respective families, she so she can spend more time with her brothers/sisters-in-law/their kids, and I to be able to see my parents and grandparents - and vice versa, of course, since I adore her neice and nephews and all of that. This move will be good for Jennifer because she will have an already established circle of friends and won't feel like she is tagging along with my established friends. We have some "combo friends" and some individual friends, and I think this will be a good thing. There appear to be better career opportunities for me, and hopefully this will pan out. So yes, this is good.
But it's scary as hell. We're looking at job prospects (or, more importantly, salary prospects) and they are not as promising as I would like. Jennifer is possibly looking at going back to retail of pretentious pens which would likely be a pay cut, and I am pretty sure that any increase in pay I can score would not be enough to cover what we need for an increase /and/ cover whatever she would be cut. I can probably score an extra $6000/year over what I make here, but that would all be eaten by our drastic rent increase.
So yeah. I'm sure that we will be fine and we'll make it work, and in some ways having to be more thrifty will keep us from excessive eating out. I also know that we will reduce car insurance and maintenance by having only one car, although we will make up the difference with T passes. We'll cut out the landline phone, a difference of about $15. I'll research thrifty internet service and other ways to pinch pennies, and I'm sure in the long run, we'll be happier and closer to each other. It's just the interim that has me worried.
All told, I'm still confident that this is the right thing for us to do. And I'm positive that the only way we'll "move up" in our careers is to find a place where we can stand to stay for a considerable amount of time, to build a work history and connections and credentials. I just get nervous with change, and when things don't fall into neat little patterns before I get there. So let's hope more things fall into neatness, hmm?
I need to get back into contact with that woman I spoke to about a job. I'd like to keep my name fresh in her memory at all times. I also need to continue selling the things I want to sell (Living Dead Dolls, a black metal futon, my entertainment center, some Boy Scout patches).
I hope I'm choosing wisely.
How appropriate. Indeed, as the time draws nearer to Moving Day (truck reserved for 06-01), I am feeling the nerves that accompany a Big Move and a Big Change. Deep breathing time.
I believe very strongly in my heart that this move is the right thing for us - each of us individually and together. It will be better for both Jennifer and I to be nearer our respective families, she so she can spend more time with her brothers/sisters-in-law/their kids, and I to be able to see my parents and grandparents - and vice versa, of course, since I adore her neice and nephews and all of that. This move will be good for Jennifer because she will have an already established circle of friends and won't feel like she is tagging along with my established friends. We have some "combo friends" and some individual friends, and I think this will be a good thing. There appear to be better career opportunities for me, and hopefully this will pan out. So yes, this is good.
But it's scary as hell. We're looking at job prospects (or, more importantly, salary prospects) and they are not as promising as I would like. Jennifer is possibly looking at going back to retail of pretentious pens which would likely be a pay cut, and I am pretty sure that any increase in pay I can score would not be enough to cover what we need for an increase /and/ cover whatever she would be cut. I can probably score an extra $6000/year over what I make here, but that would all be eaten by our drastic rent increase.
So yeah. I'm sure that we will be fine and we'll make it work, and in some ways having to be more thrifty will keep us from excessive eating out. I also know that we will reduce car insurance and maintenance by having only one car, although we will make up the difference with T passes. We'll cut out the landline phone, a difference of about $15. I'll research thrifty internet service and other ways to pinch pennies, and I'm sure in the long run, we'll be happier and closer to each other. It's just the interim that has me worried.
All told, I'm still confident that this is the right thing for us to do. And I'm positive that the only way we'll "move up" in our careers is to find a place where we can stand to stay for a considerable amount of time, to build a work history and connections and credentials. I just get nervous with change, and when things don't fall into neat little patterns before I get there. So let's hope more things fall into neatness, hmm?
I need to get back into contact with that woman I spoke to about a job. I'd like to keep my name fresh in her memory at all times. I also need to continue selling the things I want to sell (Living Dead Dolls, a black metal futon, my entertainment center, some Boy Scout patches).
I hope I'm choosing wisely.
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Thrifty Nickel!
Date: 2004-04-07 10:03 pm (UTC)I don't have it yet but all of my frugalliving mailing lists rave about it. (It's apparently not as useful for people not in the US, which is why I haven't made a big effort to acquire it.)
Re: Thrifty Nickel!
I looooove reserving books online!
Re: Thrifty Nickel!
Date: 2004-04-08 01:04 am (UTC)(I mean really, she bought at $50 book on the history of knife rests this week. I have some weird ass books but that really takes the cake! She afford to buy me the $30 tightwad book!)
Re: Thrifty Nickel!
Date: 2004-04-08 01:15 am (UTC)I reserved it right after I commented you. I should have it in a couple of days!
Re: Thrifty Nickel!
Date: 2004-04-08 01:22 am (UTC)(My mom used to pay me a penny a coupon to organize them by category and throw out all of the expired ones. I'd get about $7 for that twice a year, woo!)
Re: Thrifty Nickel!
Date: 2004-04-08 03:50 am (UTC)My ex and I used to rinse out plastic baggies because we were total tree-huggers. I can't imagine doing that now. Not that I use a lot of baggies.
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Date: 2004-04-08 10:42 am (UTC)-Robert Eddison, "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade"
You know me and Melis have been GIGUNDO fans of you two moving out here, ever since it was an idea. And scary as hell is right. And nothing's guaranteed. But, here are some positive signs to think about as your packing and moving out here:
-they finished then re-started a part of The Big Dig -- but at least it was "DONE" for like a day or two
-I, JEFF (you know my last name), got a HOUSE -- TWO-PLUS years ago! ME! Who had to constantly scrape change together from Mikey and Chris and Duane and Brad and Roger and Jay and Jacques and anyone else I could fine to get Suzy-Q's.
-When I up-and-moved to Vermont all by my lonesome, just to be closer to the then-still-college-going Melis, I waited tables and punched a cash register at Cumbies. When I filed taxes that year, I ended up with a staggering 8 W-2's. BUT I MADE IT WORK.
-The Bruins whooped up on Montréal -- this has NOTHING to do with your moving (except that maybe Columbus isn't in the playoffs), but it does make me happy.
There. Time to shower and get to work. Hope I helped!
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Date: 2004-04-08 01:32 pm (UTC)I know that someday we will be realy grownups and will be able to afford houses and kids and all of that good stuff. I've just had so many re-starts that my brain is like, "Uhh, you should have this stuff already, dude." You know?
And I've been there, with the moves to nowhere where you end up working a million jobs and eating nothing but a bag of rice to make it work. I did that when I was younger (as you were younger), and I just don't want to do it anymore. I want my kiddie struggles to be OVER, dammit! I am selfish.
And we are big fans of you, too. Well, I am. I can't speak for Jen. She could secretly hate you or something. (But I doubt it.)