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jchrisobrienYesterday was grim. My tax returns were much lower this year, in fact I will own money on one of them. Because the government isn't taking taxes out of my unemployment money. Here's the catch 22. If they take taxes out, I will be broke in about a month's time. If they don't I will be fine for now, but likely owe them lots of money later. And if I don't get a job at all? I will be deeply in debt.
I've been great about limiting my debt. I haven't had a credit card in over four years. My only payments outside of bills are student loans and my car (which should be paid off in a year). My school loans are consolidated and are out of deferment. If I don't hear anything in a few weeks I'm going to start applying for retail jobs.
For most of the afternoon, after that realization, I was floored. All I could see was my leaving Boston to go home and live in the much cheaper town of York, away from everyone I knew up here. Or working at Wal-Mart forever. I wanted to quit all my gaming and other hobbies and do nothing but crank out resumes. Which I did. And when I was done I was still upset, because there was no immediate answer.
But you know all this. Many of you have been though it. Many of you have been through it several times. I'm doing the best I can, sending out resumes, looking online and offline, and trying to keep my mind off of the end of April that is fast approaching. I will look into temp agencies again, and review my finances to see how much money I need to make to just live here. By my reckoning, I need 25K at a minimum. It's a far cry from what I was making, but it will allow me to stay in Boston. Baring that, I will also start considering living in the extreme suburbs, or Providence.
When I have a job again, I will child myself for letting my fears get the better of me.
I've been great about limiting my debt. I haven't had a credit card in over four years. My only payments outside of bills are student loans and my car (which should be paid off in a year). My school loans are consolidated and are out of deferment. If I don't hear anything in a few weeks I'm going to start applying for retail jobs.
For most of the afternoon, after that realization, I was floored. All I could see was my leaving Boston to go home and live in the much cheaper town of York, away from everyone I knew up here. Or working at Wal-Mart forever. I wanted to quit all my gaming and other hobbies and do nothing but crank out resumes. Which I did. And when I was done I was still upset, because there was no immediate answer.
But you know all this. Many of you have been though it. Many of you have been through it several times. I'm doing the best I can, sending out resumes, looking online and offline, and trying to keep my mind off of the end of April that is fast approaching. I will look into temp agencies again, and review my finances to see how much money I need to make to just live here. By my reckoning, I need 25K at a minimum. It's a far cry from what I was making, but it will allow me to stay in Boston. Baring that, I will also start considering living in the extreme suburbs, or Providence.
When I have a job again, I will child myself for letting my fears get the better of me.
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Date: 2003-02-20 11:59 am (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-02-20 08:45 pm (UTC)I'll keep bugging them, starting tomorrow.
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Date: 2003-02-20 12:11 pm (UTC)Also, I don't know which temp agencies you're going through in particular, but I had good luck with John Leonard - they've placed
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Date: 2003-02-20 08:45 pm (UTC)I will check into John Leonard, and keep hassling they guy out at Teksystems. If everything goes smoothly, I still have a few months left of living normally. I may have to rethink a few things first...
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Date: 2003-02-20 12:28 pm (UTC)Good luck. And, heck, have a ::hug:: if it'll help things.
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Date: 2003-02-20 08:46 pm (UTC)And hugs ALWAYS help. Thanks! *hug*
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Date: 2003-02-20 08:48 pm (UTC)Any little thing you can lose yourself in while looking for work, anything that takes you mind off the bleakness, should be cherished. Especially when it's something decent. Speaking of decent, how is Thomas' new job coming along?
I will do my best to work in some vacation time before work, so I can come visit you guys.
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Date: 2003-02-20 03:35 pm (UTC)beer good. beer soon?
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Date: 2003-02-20 08:49 pm (UTC)Thankfully, most of the snow is melting, and the warmer temperatures will stir people's blood for going out and mingling.
Like at cookouts, and clubs, and purple couches. ;)
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Date: 2003-02-21 06:56 am (UTC)