I never really made enough money to support my lifestyle until after grad school, and at that point, I had new debt from being in grad school! Now I'm good -- I haven't spent money I don't have in years, but I have been slow to pay off the existing debt.
I'm so sorry, but if it makes you feel any better, my fun-time-Buffy party night involved watching a robot throw Spike through a window, so if you want to trade... no wait, I wouldn't give up that memory for anything.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
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.
Jesse - Feb 13, 2013 8:52:38 am PST #11202 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
§ ita § - Feb 13, 2013 8:53:32 am PST #11203 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
In fact, I just ran to find finance chick, and luckily bumped into her in the hallway (she sits near the cannibal, and I'm exhausted and vaguely ill and achy and don't want to shoot the shit) and she solved the one remaining issue with the project that was worrying me.
One of the contractors here came to me to ask an etiquette question about a group lunch she'd been on. Why the fuck would you come to me? I am officially the least seen offsite with co-workers (I am going to ask to take half day today because I feel so awful, which will mean missing another lunch), and her and I have never had an actual conversation before.
Sometimes I feel like my antisocial signage is too subtle. But I can't work out how that can be.
msbelle - Feb 13, 2013 8:55:46 am PST #11204 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I had mine paid off 2 years ago and I am carrying a balance on one card again. DAMN CARD! MY goal is to aggressively pay it downover the next 6-9 months. Unfortunately some of the extra money disappeared with the payroll tax adjustment. I don't think my refund will be big enough to wipe it all out this year. I really tried to adjust my withholdings so I would just get the money throughout the year.
SuziQ - Feb 13, 2013 9:00:36 am PST #11205 of 30001
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I'm still paying down my credit card debt (down to 1 card from 3) and my student loans, but I haven't used credit in over 4 years, so I'm learning better purchase habits. I want to get as much paid off as possible so I can take on a car payment sometime in the next few years.
Burrell - Feb 13, 2013 9:15:01 am PST #11206 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Yay Jesse!!
Jessica - Feb 13, 2013 9:22:57 am PST #11207 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I don't think I'll ever pay off my credit card debt. Childcare is just too expensive.
Burrell - Feb 13, 2013 9:29:35 am PST #11208 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I know the feeling, Jessica, but it gets cheaper once you're out of daycare.
lisah - Feb 13, 2013 9:32:16 am PST #11209 of 30001
Punishingly Intricate
Yay!! Steph and Tim!!!!!!!! Woohoo, Jesse!!
We had all of our credit cards paid off but then sold Bob's condo (yay!) at a loss (boo!). We are making good progress though, since we only have one mortgage now, and should get the balances down significantly this year (god willing and the creek don't rise).
Dana - Feb 13, 2013 9:38:53 am PST #11210 of 30001
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I protest! The New York Times portraits didn't have a Yorkie. The one next to me is currently pretend-eating my hand, so she's not really portrait material.
Rick - Feb 13, 2013 9:38:58 am PST #11211 of 30001
I don't think I'll ever pay off my credit card debt. Childcare is just too expensive.
The cost for my two toddlers in my university's daycare is exactly the same as the estimated cost of tuition, room, and board for one undergraduate at the same school.
The toddlers don't even get a dorm room! Or a free gym! Or free bus passes to get to the downtown bars! How can daycare cost that much?