![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Whoo! Money!
Mar. 13th, 2008 11:13 amSo, the last couple weeks have been interesting, mostly in the job area of my life.
See, last Thursday one of the guys at work called to ask if I could cover his 4:30-9 shift. I said yeah, of course, 'cause it's not like I have something else to do, ya know?
So, I got an extra 4.5-hour shift last week, which was nice. Put me at 16.5 hours for last week.
Monday morning for my shelving shift, I go in, and pick up two Thursday shfits for this week and next week, putting me at 16 hours for the next two weeks as well. All to the good.
Then on Tuesday morning, one of the gals calls and is apparently really sick, and wondering if I could cover her 12:30-5 shift. I have to call the manager because that puts me over 20 hours in one week (by .5 hours but still), and I have to get her approval. She says no problem, go for it.
So, with the extra shift I'm working today and the one on Tuesday, I have 20.5 hours this week. Yay!
But...I still need to find a second job. If I get a second job, even a part-time one, I can afford to move out if Christina and Heathe get a house. ...I think. I mean, they haven't gotten the house yet so they don't know what their mortgage will be, so they haven't done the math yet. But if I do get a second job sometime soon, I can stay at home for a couple more months, hopefully put away some money for savings/kick in some money to my parents for their being wonderful about my being unemployed for six months. But even another 12 hour/week job would just about double my monthly income (about $340/month w/o extra shifts) so I could afford half-rent on an apartment, or cheap rent in a friend's place.
So, I actually have two or three options for moving out.
1) Christina and Heathe are looking at buying a house, preferably with a finished basement near-apartment for their renter(s). And they have asked me to move in. Actually, Heathe did several months ago when he said, "You gotta hurry up and find a job so you can move in." Which was very nice to hear, as he doesn't like many of Christina's friends. That was very flattering. The lease for their apartment is up at the end of July.
Pros: Good friends, a promised written contract so no weird surprises, can have whatever pets I want, house = more space. Cons: Friends, so it might go wrong, possibly higher price depending on the monthly mortgage payment.
2) A gal at work is looking at buying a condo (and has put in an offer, actually). Her apartment lease is up in May, so it's a little sooner. Even if I do get a second job between now and then, I'm not sure about moving in with her. I mean, a) I just met her, b) Christina and Heathe asked first, and c) I still want to squirrel some away in savings before I move out, and I don't think I'd be able to do it with the May deadline. And d) she's allergic to cats, so I couldn't have a cat. I could get a dog, though.
3) I could move in with Erin at her apartment, since her roommate is moving out when their lease is done. It's in a great location, it allows cats (well, one since Erin has one already) but not dogs. But it does have high-speed Internet and I'm pretty sure I could live with Erin. On the other hand, her brother has expressed an interest in moving in with her, and she's talked about moving back home to save money to pay off her credit cards, so we'll see how this plays out.
But I think I'm more than ready to live somewhere else. I love my mom and dad, but not living with my sister would be really nice. And living someplace closer to town where I can walk/bike/bus to places would be nice, save money on gas.
And the big thing is that I want pets. I have three cats right now that I can only pet if they're in just the right mood, otherwise they'll take off skin getting away. I want a cat that likes to be petted, that likes to be picked up. And I want a dog again. Not only are they wonderful, but having a dog would force me to exercise more, if only just walking the dog. I like that. And I'm more likely to exercise if I'm keeping my dog healthy.
Speaking of exercise, though, I'd still kinda like to join a gym, and it's a lot harder to justify the expense and motivate myself to go when it takes half an hour to get there. Of course, I might not be able to afford a gym if I do move out. *sigh* Finances suck.
So, anyway, that's my new holding-pattern. Waiting to see if I can get a second job around the job I really want, and waiting to see if it'll do me enough good to move out before the college kids come back after summer.
See, last Thursday one of the guys at work called to ask if I could cover his 4:30-9 shift. I said yeah, of course, 'cause it's not like I have something else to do, ya know?
So, I got an extra 4.5-hour shift last week, which was nice. Put me at 16.5 hours for last week.
Monday morning for my shelving shift, I go in, and pick up two Thursday shfits for this week and next week, putting me at 16 hours for the next two weeks as well. All to the good.
Then on Tuesday morning, one of the gals calls and is apparently really sick, and wondering if I could cover her 12:30-5 shift. I have to call the manager because that puts me over 20 hours in one week (by .5 hours but still), and I have to get her approval. She says no problem, go for it.
So, with the extra shift I'm working today and the one on Tuesday, I have 20.5 hours this week. Yay!
But...I still need to find a second job. If I get a second job, even a part-time one, I can afford to move out if Christina and Heathe get a house. ...I think. I mean, they haven't gotten the house yet so they don't know what their mortgage will be, so they haven't done the math yet. But if I do get a second job sometime soon, I can stay at home for a couple more months, hopefully put away some money for savings/kick in some money to my parents for their being wonderful about my being unemployed for six months. But even another 12 hour/week job would just about double my monthly income (about $340/month w/o extra shifts) so I could afford half-rent on an apartment, or cheap rent in a friend's place.
So, I actually have two or three options for moving out.
1) Christina and Heathe are looking at buying a house, preferably with a finished basement near-apartment for their renter(s). And they have asked me to move in. Actually, Heathe did several months ago when he said, "You gotta hurry up and find a job so you can move in." Which was very nice to hear, as he doesn't like many of Christina's friends. That was very flattering. The lease for their apartment is up at the end of July.
Pros: Good friends, a promised written contract so no weird surprises, can have whatever pets I want, house = more space. Cons: Friends, so it might go wrong, possibly higher price depending on the monthly mortgage payment.
2) A gal at work is looking at buying a condo (and has put in an offer, actually). Her apartment lease is up in May, so it's a little sooner. Even if I do get a second job between now and then, I'm not sure about moving in with her. I mean, a) I just met her, b) Christina and Heathe asked first, and c) I still want to squirrel some away in savings before I move out, and I don't think I'd be able to do it with the May deadline. And d) she's allergic to cats, so I couldn't have a cat. I could get a dog, though.
3) I could move in with Erin at her apartment, since her roommate is moving out when their lease is done. It's in a great location, it allows cats (well, one since Erin has one already) but not dogs. But it does have high-speed Internet and I'm pretty sure I could live with Erin. On the other hand, her brother has expressed an interest in moving in with her, and she's talked about moving back home to save money to pay off her credit cards, so we'll see how this plays out.
But I think I'm more than ready to live somewhere else. I love my mom and dad, but not living with my sister would be really nice. And living someplace closer to town where I can walk/bike/bus to places would be nice, save money on gas.
And the big thing is that I want pets. I have three cats right now that I can only pet if they're in just the right mood, otherwise they'll take off skin getting away. I want a cat that likes to be petted, that likes to be picked up. And I want a dog again. Not only are they wonderful, but having a dog would force me to exercise more, if only just walking the dog. I like that. And I'm more likely to exercise if I'm keeping my dog healthy.
Speaking of exercise, though, I'd still kinda like to join a gym, and it's a lot harder to justify the expense and motivate myself to go when it takes half an hour to get there. Of course, I might not be able to afford a gym if I do move out. *sigh* Finances suck.
So, anyway, that's my new holding-pattern. Waiting to see if I can get a second job around the job I really want, and waiting to see if it'll do me enough good to move out before the college kids come back after summer.
