Amanda. 20 years old. Owner of 2 spoiled dogs. Lives in western NY. Madly in love with her fiance Randy. Studied 2 years at college for informatics and will continue sometime in the near future. Opinionated, sensitive, emotional, loyal, dedicated. New Job & Financial Goals
Everytime I try to sit here and make an entry I stare and stare at the white box thinking of what to say because whereas things are happening I’m never sure on how to phrase or what to say about what situation. Did that make any sense? Thought not.
Well in the world of finances things should be looking up. I got a second job working as a grocery store cashier at a place about 3-4 miles away instead of 35. I should get between 25-35 hours/week there which will supplement my 10 or so that I’ll get at the helpdesk during the summer. Right now we’ve got it set that Tues/Th are help desk days and every other day is open for the store so a day off will be few and far between but I’m going to try to get something arranged. Right now catching up on bills is worth taking the extra load on for awhile. It beats Six Flags by far because it’s smaller so a tighter knit group of people, no piercing policy (so I can keep both my eyebrow AND tongue piercings), and it’s air conditioned so I won’t have issues from being in the sun for so long.
My goals (financially) for this summer are as follows…
- Pay off 3/5 credit cards, the 3 with the lowest limits. That will take my debt down from $2650 (give or take about $100) down to $2000 and $1600 is on one card. Then I’ll keep those higher two (while paying them off) for REAL emergencies
- Begin a savings account and get at least $500 for, again, emergencies so I can avoid the stresses I face when random problems occur
I think they’re highly realistic goals indeed. I’ve got 15 minutes left of work so I’m going to jet but before I do I have to mention that Randy has court next month which will tell us how much longer he’s in the halfway house and if he has to do supportive living (the longest he can be in these places is up till September, so we’re hoping for early release) and then we’re going to move from there and save up to get an apartment. It will most likely be in Buffalo or the surrounding areas (but this time we’ll have a savings account and a reliable person)
*entry written at 2:45pm on Tues, posted at 1:48am wed)
May 10th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Eesh, debt is not cool. I have no debt but the tradeoff was that or bad credit, I know I would go off with a card. My only goal right now is to find employment. >
May 10th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
I should know better than to use less than / greater than signs lol. Anyway, I said good luck and congrats on the cashier position!
May 11th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
I understand what you mean about not knowing how to phrase things or where to even start. That happens to me all the time. I think your goals are realistic and awesome. I’m sure you’ll be able to make them happen. Good luck, hun! Solving financial issues definitely takes away a lot of stress. Hopefully I can do the same this summer.
May 11th, 2007 at 1:00 pm
I’ve had that a lot lately. Blogging is becoming such a pain in the butt, because I don’t know how to gather my thoughts or where to start. I wind up staring at the screen, giving up and closing it, then composing blogs in my head later at night, when I’m about to fall asleep!
Congratulations on getting a job that’s closer. Yay for money!
May 11th, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Congrats on getting the new job. I haven’t talked to you in ever, how have you been? I suppose I could read up on some of the posts I missed :P. Those goals seem pretty realistic to me, good luck with reaching them.
May 14th, 2007 at 2:29 pm
It’s always good to have a plan, and yours sounds like a pretty damn good one, IMO. Debt sucks balls. It’s so easy to get into, and a royal pain in the ass to get out of. At least you have some goals, and a plan on how to acheive them.
We’re trying to get out of debt as well, so I know about the stress that comes along with it!
I hope things between you and Randy get better. At least you two seem committed to each other, and that’s what matters.
Also congrats on the new job!
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