Economics 101–How I Have Failed

Time for some randomness.  I am still job hunting and I absolutely hate it.  I want a job now and I am ready to get hired.  I have had a few interviews with a few districts–two with one district and one with two others.  I know that this is just the beginning of the interview season and that it really picks up in April but I am starting to start to freak out. 

We didn’t get as much financial aid for Noah’s school as I would like, so that means I need to get a job if Noah is going to go to school.  This gets me back to the whole being in debt trap.  We have debt–it was the price we paid for me not working and staying home with the kids.  We didn’t scrimp like we should have in order to make sure we were not spending more than we were making.  Part of it was an underestimate of what kids cost–just so you know they really are expensive.  We are in debt and it sucks.  I hate it and it takes a huge portion of Bill’s income every month to service.  I want a job to help us get out of debt and I want to make sure we begin to shrink the debt.  But, we have to be willing to sacrifice and thus far we haven’t been able to do that. 

UGH!  I am sorry for all the complaining, but sometimes it just hits me and I have somethings that are important and I need to make sure that they happen.  It is just a matter of priorities and I have to get them straight–which is certainly something that we haven’t been able to do.  I need to get a handle on it and soon. 

Did I mention that I need a job–not just for money but for sanity.  I am tempted to attempt to get a job teaching summer school this summer to make some extra money–maybe I could teach a class this summer at the community college–I’ll have to look into that.  Money is important.

5 thoughts on “Economics 101–How I Have Failed

  1. I totally hear you!! I hate being broke and of course it is when we are at our brokest that the garage door breaks and the car breaks, deposits are due for schools that we didn’t get enough financial aid for… Blah… I got a call from the place I so joyfully quit in January and am suddenly back there doing prn work. It’s money, right?

    Like

  2. Sorry that you are so stressed. Money can just take it out of you. 😦

    If you are looking for a fool-proof get out of debt plan, try Dave Ramsey http://www.daveramsey.com/ Not “easy” b/c it involves lots of sacrifice, but the result is winning, so I think it’s worth it. 🙂 We are big fans.

    Good luck on the job hunt! Hoping to see good news for you soon.

    Like

Leave a reply to Cat & Mark Cancel reply