oh, it's like self-therapy.
What are buffistas for, if not saving money on therapy?
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Natter 32 Flavors and Then Some
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 11, 2005 11:18:53 am PST #6388 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
juliana - Feb 11, 2005 11:18:54 am PST #6389 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Hey, all the cool kids are doing it, and I bitch about enough in LiveJournal.....
Salary (gross): 34K
Rent: $880/month
Debt: 20K (almost entirely student loan)
However, I am married and co-own a small theater, so if I were to figure our household, it would look like:
Salary (gross): 54K
Rent: $880/month
Debt: 43K (still almost entirely student loan)
Theater costs: 15K
Z's salary is/will be entirely contract-based, and so will fluctuate. We're not poor, and if we stopped producing, we'd actually be able to pay off our debt pretty quickly. However, if we stopped producing, our quality of life would diminish drastically. So it's a trade-off, and one we are lucky enough to have the luxury of making.
§ ita § - Feb 11, 2005 11:18:55 am PST #6390 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I think I'll keep renting for a while...
Was it one of those calculators that takes into account possible tax benefits?
I am, for about the first time in my life, in a place where I can be fiscally and professionally proactive. I'm not burdened by the state of hell, or green card restrictions, or family anguish. It feels a bit late to learn, but I'm going to.
Sadly, I'm still in the LA housing market, so it's going to be a while before homeowning comes into the picture.
§ ita § - Feb 11, 2005 11:19:12 am PST #6391 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Co-workers need to stop asking me questions in the middle of me hitting post ...
Gudanov - Feb 11, 2005 11:19:22 am PST #6392 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
What really bugs me are people you send me work at like 7:00pm and then are surprised that I'm not still working. Hello?
Jesse - Feb 11, 2005 11:20:35 am PST #6393 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, speaking of money. Question for freelancers or those who work with same: I have to bill a client for the first time. I found an invoice template, but it seems so formal. Should I use it, or just use my "letterhead" with a couple of sentences on it?
Anne W. - Feb 11, 2005 11:21:37 am PST #6394 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I make $29K right now, but that comes with a footnote because I took a big paycut when I started this job. (Different industry, plus I had been fired, and any job beats no job.)
That's very similar to my situation. I'm making about half of what I made at the old job right now. It'll be interesting to see what I can scrounge up in St. Louis.
brenda m - Feb 11, 2005 11:22:08 am PST #6395 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Should I use it, or just use my "letterhead" with a couple of sentences on it?
I'd go with the latter.
Gudanov - Feb 11, 2005 11:22:28 am PST #6396 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
It'll be interesting to see what I can scrounge up in St. Louis.
Hey, a fellow Missourian to be!
Anne W. - Feb 11, 2005 11:24:25 am PST #6397 of 10002
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Hey, a fellow Missourian to be!
Yup! I'll be back in MO in early April, it looks like.