This next house is also a shotgun and has no doors. So it's less in overall rent, but I won't be sharing. The landlord is allowing me to pay my deposit in installments, so that's good. I'll only have one more COBRA payment (I hope), so that's good.
eta my rent (w/out utilities) will be about 35% of my takehome pay. That's not too bad, right?
eta on a related note, if any Buffistas want to barter for budget counseling, I can proofread and do green lifestyle consulting and, uh, I'll try and think of other things.
red beans (no rice):
Anybody see the catch with this kind of account? [link]
And with that, I am off to go forget my troubles at Da Courtyard.
smonster, I wonder if this might be useful to you:
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I know him through fandom, and there are plenty of people who seem pleased with his budgeting help.
smonster, I couldn't see in a quick glance--is that account FDIC insured?
Smonster, Megan Walker is excellent at budgeting but I don't think she reads this thread. She manages to get all kinds of value for every dollar and has a rich life even with strict budgeting. I'd ping her. I know she follows a lot of Dave Ramsey advice. Good luck, hon.
I'm not sure that I really have any budget advice. I've found that, for me, it's helpful to have something I'm saving for, and when I'm trying to decide between some options (like, do I take leftovers for lunch, or buy lunch), I phrase it to myself as "Would I rather have this little thing now, or the bigger thing later?" and I usually choose the bigger thing later.
Right now, though, I'd really like to just be able to get to sleep. Codeine is doing nothing.
Dana, post marked.
javachik, thanks and I'll ping her.
meara, yes it is.
I hope you're having fun at the courtyard, smonster!
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eta my rent (w/out utilities) will be about 35% of my takehome pay. That's not too bad, right?
I am awful with budgets, so I may be very wrong, but I don't think that sounds awful, but it depends on how much your utilities are going to cost you. Good luck to you, regardless.
Dana, post is marked.
meara, yes.
javachik, thanks, I'll ping her.
Nora, it was not quite the relaxing time I'd hoped for. K's HS friends' husbands started messing with me from minute one, and I just wasn't in the mood. So I had one beer and came home. Time for bed.
Thanks for the love, y'all.