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Pix - Aug 02, 2011 9:50:21 am PDT #272 of 1416
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
NoiseDesign - Aug 02, 2011 9:52:58 am PDT #273 of 1416
Our wings are not tired
Yeah, I had a lot of years of just barely getting by while working myself almost to death. I had two roommates and was making ends meet by designing 4 or 5 tiny theatre shows a month for a few hundred dollars each.
Volans - Aug 02, 2011 9:55:43 am PDT #274 of 1416
move out and draw fire
I'm fine with some reduction in income. Actually I am fine with a lot, if it's relaced by psychic income.
amych - Aug 02, 2011 10:11:31 am PDT #275 of 1416
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Psychic income? Not to be underestimated, ever. Although it helps that DH just now got word of a nice raise -- still not enough for us to live on one income, but we'll be a little less squeezed.
beekaytee - Aug 02, 2011 10:21:25 am PDT #276 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
Oh lord. I love my psychic income. My psychic bank account is over flowing. It is, frankly, my reason for living. I can't imagine being MORE fulfilled by my craft.
Now, I just need the factual bank account to reflect the same!
It's been 11 years of just making it...while incurring more debt.
If there is a formula for turning it all around, I haven't found it yet. But, I keep trying.
Ginger - Aug 02, 2011 11:24:41 am PDT #277 of 1416
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
If only I could find a credit card company that would take psychic income. Lord knows they need it.
beekaytee - Aug 02, 2011 12:01:48 pm PDT #278 of 1416
Compassionately intolerant
If only I could find a credit card company that would take psychic income. Lord knows they need it.
Oh my god. That would be perfect. I could fund a small nation with my psychic credit and those companies really COULD use some.
Strix - Aug 02, 2011 12:26:45 pm PDT #279 of 1416
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I've been challenged, expect MORE challenges and I am obviously still finding my way, but I am getting such a rush and a huge sense of satisfaction from this so far.
smonster - Aug 02, 2011 1:33:53 pm PDT #280 of 1416
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Can I just say, I would really, truly love to have an excellent spouse with an excellent income.
I would be totally lying if I said that this had not already crossed my mind WRT StW. He's got big loan debt, yeah, but he's going to make big bank (by my standards) next year. He's actually already kind of subsidizing me by taking me out to eat a few times a week (he doesn't cook. ever. so he'd be eating out anyway and he likes company). (y'all know I'd date him if he was broker than me, right? the money's the cherry on top of a ridiculously delicious sundae)
But anyway. It's looking more and more like I'm going to need to generate some income streams and not wait around for an actual job. I did some brainstorming in the wee smalls last night, and may be looking for guidance soon.
OH! For you crafters/web designers/artsy folks, check out this blog I found that creates color palettes from photo inspirations! [link]
javachik - Aug 02, 2011 2:01:35 pm PDT #281 of 1416
Our wings are not tired.
smonster, do you know about TaskRabbit? I wonder if you can get paid to do other's errands until you land something permanent? I thought of MsBelle too. But it's possible I learned about it from MsBelle for I can't remember anything these days.
Who are you people again? Who am I?
Anyway: [link]