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'Out Of Gas'


Natter 47: My Brilliance Is Wasted On You People  

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.


Allyson - Nov 01, 2006 5:35:07 am PST #6695 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica

I have a second round of interviews today for a job a notch above the one I have now. I'm not entirely sure if it's a good move, depends on the offer if they make one.

In my head I want something more prestigious than another secretarial position (which is what this is, and sometimes I feel like a loser being a 33 year old secretary), but in my heart all I want is to have a smashingly successful debut as an author and get a full time gig as a columnist somewhere and be paid to write for the rest of my life.

Pipe dream is soooo soothing.


Lee - Nov 01, 2006 5:45:11 am PST #6696 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.

Mornings are stupid.

Oh lord yes. Grrr at mornings.

Good Job Luck, Allyson and Consuela!


shrift - Nov 01, 2006 5:57:36 am PST #6697 of 10001
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

Happy birthday, Ginger!

Also, for Buffistas who rent: approximately how much of your monthly income do you spend on rent? And how much is too much?

Now that I've had two paychecks, I'm looking at the math and not liking what I see.


lisah - Nov 01, 2006 5:59:48 am PST #6698 of 10001
Punishingly Intricate

I had a bunch of trick or treaters last night--mostly early in the evening. It was a good thing I worked from home yesterday otherwise I would have missed them all. As it was I gave out all my candy by 7:30. My favorite thing was the real little kids who were way more interested in my dog sitting on the other side of my screen door than the were in getting candy from me. SO CUTE!


Jesse - Nov 01, 2006 6:00:49 am PST #6699 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I've been fine paying half of my take-home on rent, but it gets tougher the smaller the other half is. I mean, when I was paying $400/mo in rent, $800/mo in take-home wasn't really enough. Paying $1000/mo in rent, $2000/mo in take-home was fine.

I'm pretty sure "they" say rent should be around a third of your take-home.


Gudanov - Nov 01, 2006 6:01:40 am PST #6700 of 10001
Coding and Sleeping

I own rather than rent, but housing costs are about 19% of net income. Maybe about 22% or so when upkeep is added on.


tommyrot - Nov 01, 2006 6:01:45 am PST #6701 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Also, for Buffistas who rent: approximately how much of your monthly income do you spend on rent? And how much is too much?

I pay about 19% of my after-tax income. IIRC, 1/4th of your income for rent is a good amount.


Hil R. - Nov 01, 2006 6:02:19 am PST #6702 of 10001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l

I spend about half my monthly income on rent. But I'm on a student's salary in a really expensive city.


tommyrot - Nov 01, 2006 6:02:52 am PST #6703 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

I'm pretty sure "they" say rent should be around a third of your take-home.

Oh yeah. Maybe I misremembered what "they" said.


tommyrot - Nov 01, 2006 6:07:08 am PST #6704 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Ooh, I micounted. I pay 17% on rent. But really, I should move into a bigger place, as my place is small and I don't really have enough room for my stuff. Plus then I could get another cat.