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| spud (profile) wrote, on 5-14-2006 at 2:44am | |
| Current mood: tired Music: the ladd mcintosh big band Subject: mothers' day |
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| well, i finished making mom's present. i just wound up doing what shannon said, since i figured mom would appreciate the creativity, and i didn't get to stop by the crafts store anytime this week. and i had to ditch on kevin tonight. and i'll have to tomorrow as well, or, at the very least, postpone it until later in the evening, depending on how late we wind up staying at grandma's. working saturdays sucks. especially when you're not getting paid overtime for it. i assume i'll feel better about everything once i get my first check. which should be friday. so, less than a week and i'll be seeing a couple hundred bucks. that should shut me up some. although, if i were working full time, like on my own-ness, life would suck. i'd have no friends. and i'd barely be scraping by. seriously. let's do the math a second: $11 / hr. 40 hrs / wk. = $440 gross/ wk. (= approx. $300 net) $300 / wk. 52 wks. / yr. = $15,600 / yr. INCOME rent = $300 / mo. utilities = $100 / mo. food, etc. = $100 / wk. = approx. $10,000 EXPENSES = $5,600 miscellaneous expenses, savings, etc. / yr. not to mention i'd be completely miserable. i personally don't know how dad does it. i mean, i just couldn't keep plugging away with that staring me in the face. but in all truth, sometimes i don't see me keeping plugging away as the current situation sits either. i mean, i'm making maybe $6000 / yr. instead; and i have MORE expenses ($15,000 +) than i would if i weren't going to school, and the only thing i seem to have going for me is the fact that i'm NOT completely miserable, and hopefully when all is said and done, my school will have paid for itself, and i'll be able to be un-miserable, and more financially productive in my given field. i just don't know if it will work. it's a good theory. but will it work? at any rate, 'tis a far, far better thing to go to school than to waste away in some factory. however, looking at these numbers, i won't be able to start a family for at least another 5 - 10 years. not that i'm in any great hurry. i just think it would be nice to have a family and a home. and i would potentially like to start on it before i'm 30. |
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| Anonymous | 05-14-06 9:40am if you think about it though it will be a little less time before you start a family, because you won't be the opnly one who is bringing in money, you will have someone there to help you. And you really are making alot of money for someone your age. i hope your mom likes her persent, and i hope you have a wonderful day, week, month, life... because you are just great enough to deserve that. talk to you later.
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atman | I know how that goes, 05-15-06 3:26pm I'd like to start the whole family thing too, but you would be WAY better as you have responsibility and shit...and you can be mature. I struggle at that sometimes. |
mochababy49319 | 05-16-06 5:30pm you're a motherfuhrer(fahrer)!!! |
| Anonymous | Are you worrying again, babe?, 05-19-06 6:25pm Yep. It is even more fun if you look at how much money you (don't) have now, in case you can't find a job (ahem, like me!). Great stuff. Gotta love getting mail that reminds you how much college costs, in the guise of financial aid. ha ha But hey, they always talk about the million ways people cheat welfare, so worst case scenario is that we become criminals together.Since we totally have the gangster mindset. :) Shannon can come, too, if she doesn't make a mil with her museum director ways.
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