smonster, I wonder if this might be useful to you:
I know him through fandom, and there are plenty of people who seem pleased with his budgeting help.
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Dana - Nov 04, 2011 5:38:31 pm PDT #2275 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
meara - Nov 04, 2011 5:57:27 pm PDT #2276 of 30001
smonster, I couldn't see in a quick glance--is that account FDIC insured?
javachik - Nov 04, 2011 6:03:06 pm PDT #2277 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
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.
Hil R. - Nov 04, 2011 6:09:16 pm PDT #2278 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
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.
smonster - Nov 04, 2011 6:10:16 pm PDT #2279 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Dana, post marked.
javachik, thanks and I'll ping her.
meara, yes it is.
Nora Deirdre - Nov 04, 2011 6:12:12 pm PDT #2280 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
I hope you're having fun at the courtyard, smonster!
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sj - Nov 04, 2011 6:41:54 pm PDT #2281 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
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.
smonster - Nov 04, 2011 6:46:45 pm PDT #2282 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
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.
Atropa - Nov 04, 2011 6:53:30 pm PDT #2283 of 30001
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Good luck, smonster. I am absolute crap with budgets, so I have no helpful advice. I hope you sleep well.
smonster - Nov 04, 2011 7:07:12 pm PDT #2284 of 30001
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Practically every time I've watched an old episode of this show and then googled the family, though, I've found articles about how the house was falling apart or things didn't work right or the new house ended up creating a bunch of new stress, which seems like the worst thing for someone with PTSD.
Yeah, the home makeover house they did out here on the rez was a serious disaster.
Meant to say, knowing what I know about how long building or even renovating a house generally takes? I am saddened but not surprised at all. My uncle actually did HVAC work on a house they did in Savannah, I wonder what he thinks of it all.