But one car repair, or one medical incident, or one home repair, or one vet visit (beyond a routine checkup), and whatever was going to go to savings is wiped out.
Yes! It was the vet visit (or 5 day hospital stay) that did it for me this month.
I'm going to see to Wesley, see if he's still whimpering.
Giles ,'Chosen'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
lisah - May 05, 2010 6:29:33 am PDT #27421 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Gudanov - May 05, 2010 6:30:08 am PDT #27422 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
And as far as finding a job, when we first moved back to Michigan, Joe sent out upwards of 200 resumes and applications and got one job.
I remember getting out of college in the early nineties. There were no jobs. Even getting underemployed was hard since they would look at the resume and, correctly, infer you were going to keep job-hunting the moment they hired.
msbelle - May 05, 2010 6:35:24 am PDT #27423 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I remember getting out of college in the early nineties. There were no jobs. Even getting underemployed was hard since they would look at the resume and, correctly, infer you were going to keep job-hunting the moment they hired.
god, so true. That was the summer and fall of 1000 resumes for me. Imagine how much worse it is now for grads.
I am thinking more and more about taking a part-time retail job when we move, so that I at least have some income coming in.
year of savings
I have never had more than a couple of month's salary in a savings account and that is while still sitting on thousands in cc debt. god, now I'm getting anxious.
Gudanov - May 05, 2010 6:35:58 am PDT #27424 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Now that I remember, I did keep job-hunting after I got hired for my first real job.
Calli - May 05, 2010 6:43:03 am PDT #27425 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
The only reason I have about a year's living expenses in my savings is because my Dad had several life insurance policies when he died last year. And I was damn lucky I was in a position to sock it away. If I'd had medical bills or any of the many things that can hit one upside the wallet, that would be gone, too.
Gudanov - May 05, 2010 6:55:27 am PDT #27426 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
that is while still sitting on thousands in cc debt.
We have some of that too (not happy about how that happened). The minimum payments aren't much of a ding, but we're trying to get rid of it in 1-2 years not 20, so that's another big chunk.
tommyrot - May 05, 2010 7:02:53 am PDT #27427 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The real cause of the Gulf oil spill: [link]
tommyrot - May 05, 2010 7:04:45 am PDT #27428 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Aims - May 05, 2010 7:09:59 am PDT #27429 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Whoooooooo lives in an oil well under the Gulf?
Big Oil Bastards!
tommyrot - May 05, 2010 7:33:38 am PDT #27430 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.