Yesterday I lost my job. It was a second, part time job, I worked 10 hours a week when I was there, for minimum wage ($8.90/hr). Part of me feels bad but a bigger part of me does not. I started that job a little over a year ago, the store I started at closed and I went to another store, I was tired of it and the people there were not very friendly. I cut my hours down because I began working first shift at a higher paying job and I did not want to work seven days a week again, that is very hard to do for a long period of time.
I have worked two jobs more than once. If you can balance out two jobs and life outside of work, great, I felt like I was missing so much, mainly sleep. With the new baby (post about him coming soon!), and having both of my girls home right now, I want to spend time with them as much as possible because things will be changing sooner than later.
I want to make a suggestion to whoever may read this, if you don't like your job, please make sure that you find a new job first. As I said, this was a part time second job, the amount I made barely covered gas each week. There is a good chance I will find something closer to home though, and I always has the option of driving for Lyft as well.
Don't be too proud to take a job because you feel it is beneath you, don't be too proud to take help from those who are willing to give it. I just completed an application for an Obama phone. I cannot afford to keep my Sprint service on, it's currently been off for a couple months. I'm waiting for my finances to balance out so I can pay off the bill and leases and drop Sprint completely for a different service, one that won't charge my $300 a month.
Do what you need to do, legally, to take care of yourself and your family, if you have one. If you have to work two jobs and use an Obama phone then do it, there is nothing wrong with getting help, until you don't need it anymore.
I don't want to have to work for ever, I would like to retire at some point in my life and travel, but for right now, I have to work and get the remaining working years of my life set up so that I can retire and not be left struggling, still.
My is to pay everything and only have my regular monthly bills to deal with and have money in the bank and growing for me through investments. My goal is to travel, through hard work now, I can make that happen.
Make the decision for your life, when you are young, to do what you enjoy, it's still work but if you enjoy it then it will be a little easier for you. Plan for your future, start a 401k, make good investments with your money, put your needs before your wants, most of the time but remember to have fun once in awhile too.
Ways to help save money while working, if you are willing to put in the extra time and work; grow some of your own foods, like fruits and veggies. Container gardening is pretty big, if you have the space, give it a shot. Make your meals at home and freeze them for later (I've done this off and on for years), there is less processed stuff when you make your own meals.
If you don't know how to cook, learn. Ask friends or family to help or take some classes. It's pretty simple, you just need to know how to follow a recipe.
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