Barbarossa Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 I'm a college student. I currently work 60 hours a week in addition to my class load to keep my head above water, and my wife is a grad student doing the same. Yesterday, we scheduled our last car payment, two years early. I cannot explain how big a relief it is to have that thing paid off. Also yesterday, my promotion to manager at my primary job became official and I got a $2.25/hour raise and free food (restaurant); this will give me enough breathing room to drop the second job and will make a significant dent in our food bills while still allowing me to eat relatively clean. I think that the woot on this one is self-explanatory. As my normal shift is 3pm-10pm, I should be able to get caught up on sleep over the summer and focus on my fitness and getting a head start on fall. I'm switching from the physics program to the human performance program, so these two goals are very related. Also, future woot--on my next paycheck, I will be paying my registration fee to my first PL meet. As exhausting as this semester has been, its coda is pretty good. Link to comment
Morrigainz Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Yes yes yes! Picture me doing a dance of joy, because I totally am right now. Hooray for breathing room! Level ? Half-Dwarf/Half-Amazon Warrior STR:21.25 STA:15 DEX: 10.95 CON: 14 WIS:15.5 CHA:17 SWOLE BUCKS: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Link to comment
Barbarossa Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Yes yes yes! Picture me doing a dance of joy, because I totally am right now. Hooray for breathing room! Thanks. I don't really have time for friends or a social network as such (and I'm sort of a loner by nature anyway), and now that I'm management I can't really be friends with my work friends. NF has been good for me, even when I wasn't posting, because it's such a fantastic and supportive group of people. Thanks again, P Link to comment
I-Jo Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 LOL YAY you know it's going to break now right? LOL that's how that works- but definitely a huge HUGE relief- keep putting that money away somewhere- do it- make it an automatic payment somewhere- keep saving it! Link to comment
Barbarossa Posted May 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 LOL YAY you know it's going to break now right? LOL that's how that works- but definitely a huge HUGE relief- keep putting that money away somewhere- do it- make it an automatic payment somewhere- keep saving it! Oh yeah. We've already had that conversation, and we're going to save up enough to completely rebuild the conventional engine if needs must (it's a Prius, so we're just screwed if the hybrid engine blows up). After that, though, going to snowball the ever-loving crap out of our credit cards. Should have no debt beyond student loans when we finish with school. Assuming Mr. Murphy stays the hell away. Link to comment
Raikas Posted May 8, 2013 Report Share Posted May 8, 2013 Fewer expenses is always good - and raises are brilliant too - but both at once? That's totally worth a woot! Wood Elf Assassin -- Level 10 --STR 26 | DEX 13 | STA 19 | CON 7 | WIS 14 | CHA 14 Link to comment
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