Finished up at the client yesterday! We both agreed that another day of me sitting and doing nothing was a waste for both of us. He was sorry to see me go and is working on having me get remote access so I can continue to help them out. He doesn't want anyone else from the company. He was the second client to tell me that it wasn't the company they liked it was me. I like that. Makes me feel good.
Got my final check from the company yesterday too. A little more than I expected, but not quite sure if it is going to be enough to cover all my bills. I need to be VERY careful between now and the 1st to see what happens.
Talked to my Dad last night. He is going to be sending some cash to help with the trip in two weeks. That was a nice surprise and will help a lot.
What else.. oh my Kindle died yesterday. But I called Amazon at 7pm last night and they are sending a new one with 2nd day delivery and it supposed to be here tomorrow. No need to wait for the old one either. Just sending it with no questions asked. Awesome. I have to re-organize a new kindle which will be a pain, but the customer service was excellent.
Watched a little TV, relaxed, and went to bed around 11:30. I now have an unexpected day off which is nice. No real plans yet, but tonight I am going to an event to support my director's kid. Until then, the day so far is looking like it's all mine. Nice.
Friday, May 20, 2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Y2 D358
If we never met in person does it count as dating? Therefore does it count as being dumped if it's done via a text message? 'I really think you and I are better as friends'. Yeah okay. Whatever.
Never mind. It's not important. Nothing really is. I give up on that front. I will be alone for a long time and that's just the way it is. I had a good run and this is just the way life is going to be.
Didn't do shit at work yesterday. Hopefully I can convince the client today that there is no reason for me to be sitting there burning hours for no good reason. If not, I will spend another day just sitting doing nothing. Double whatever.
Nothing really to say today. Worked, or if you want to call it that, came home, went over to my co-head's house to work on a prop, came home, watched some tv, ate, went to bed. My life in a nutshell.
Never mind. It's not important. Nothing really is. I give up on that front. I will be alone for a long time and that's just the way it is. I had a good run and this is just the way life is going to be.
Didn't do shit at work yesterday. Hopefully I can convince the client today that there is no reason for me to be sitting there burning hours for no good reason. If not, I will spend another day just sitting doing nothing. Double whatever.
Nothing really to say today. Worked, or if you want to call it that, came home, went over to my co-head's house to work on a prop, came home, watched some tv, ate, went to bed. My life in a nutshell.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Y2 D357
So many thoughts in my tiny little head I don't know where to begin. How about 1/2 a gold star for me for last night? Can you do 1/2 a gold star? Does that count? Dunno. Okay, so I get 1/2 a gold star for making a somewhat good decision that probably saved a life. I called my 44 year old friend's parents and made them drive him home last night. He would have died otherwise. There's no question about it.
Let's start at the morning. Went to work even though I really have nothing to do. Sat there until about 9 after sending the client an email asking what he wanted me to work on for the rest of the week. He came over and told me he would get me something in about an hour. I politely told him that it was his hours and I would be happy to leave if he didn't want me to burn them. Indirectly he said it was cool, he know he was burning hours, but he didn't mind because it was me. Score. He did eventually give me some stuff to do and I was there the full 8 hours, but in reality I did about 4 maybe 4.5 hours of work.
During the day I got an email from my new boss. He had sent me the instruction docs for the product on Monday and I had asked what time he would like me to be there on my first day. His response? 'Oh 9:30 or 10 works. I am going to be out of town all week so we will just have you meet with our director of training'. Double score. Thanks to holidays and vacations I actually don't work a full week until June 13th. Not too shabby.
Went home around 3:30, and was settling in for a nice quiet night at home when I got an email from an old buddy I haven't seen face to face in almost 23 years. He actually dated X1's sister back in high school. He has been going through a rough patch with his wife and I had sent him an email inviting him out for a drink. Since I knew he had been going through some shit I agreed. We met up around 8 at one of my bars. I actually got there around 7 because I knew bar space would be limited. We had a good time catching up as we hadn't seen each other in 23 years. I had about 4 or 5 drinks. Was buzzed but definitely not drunk. Around 11:30 I suggested we call it a night. The whole time he was drinking beer so I wasn't worrying about him. Then he stood up. And proceeded to fall down. Okay. He was staying at his parent's place because of the shit between him and his wife and he had their car. Double okay. You're not driving buddy. Either you stay at my place, call a cab, or I call your parents. He decided to call his folks. After 15 minutes of bad directions, we found where parked and called his parents. They showed up shortly thereafter and drove him home. I wasn't quite ready to go home yet so I called a friend and we went and had pie. Nothing like pie at midnight. I wasn't in any big rush as I know the client probably doesn't have much for me to work on today. It's not only nice to have a friend who will answer the phone at midnight, but it doesn't hurt she is hot too. The stares I was getting at midnight from some of the patrons made the whole thing worth it.
In the end? Spent some money, minus points. Saw an old friend, plus points. Got him home safely, plus points. Overall, 1/2 a gold star.
Let's start at the morning. Went to work even though I really have nothing to do. Sat there until about 9 after sending the client an email asking what he wanted me to work on for the rest of the week. He came over and told me he would get me something in about an hour. I politely told him that it was his hours and I would be happy to leave if he didn't want me to burn them. Indirectly he said it was cool, he know he was burning hours, but he didn't mind because it was me. Score. He did eventually give me some stuff to do and I was there the full 8 hours, but in reality I did about 4 maybe 4.5 hours of work.
During the day I got an email from my new boss. He had sent me the instruction docs for the product on Monday and I had asked what time he would like me to be there on my first day. His response? 'Oh 9:30 or 10 works. I am going to be out of town all week so we will just have you meet with our director of training'. Double score. Thanks to holidays and vacations I actually don't work a full week until June 13th. Not too shabby.
Went home around 3:30, and was settling in for a nice quiet night at home when I got an email from an old buddy I haven't seen face to face in almost 23 years. He actually dated X1's sister back in high school. He has been going through a rough patch with his wife and I had sent him an email inviting him out for a drink. Since I knew he had been going through some shit I agreed. We met up around 8 at one of my bars. I actually got there around 7 because I knew bar space would be limited. We had a good time catching up as we hadn't seen each other in 23 years. I had about 4 or 5 drinks. Was buzzed but definitely not drunk. Around 11:30 I suggested we call it a night. The whole time he was drinking beer so I wasn't worrying about him. Then he stood up. And proceeded to fall down. Okay. He was staying at his parent's place because of the shit between him and his wife and he had their car. Double okay. You're not driving buddy. Either you stay at my place, call a cab, or I call your parents. He decided to call his folks. After 15 minutes of bad directions, we found where parked and called his parents. They showed up shortly thereafter and drove him home. I wasn't quite ready to go home yet so I called a friend and we went and had pie. Nothing like pie at midnight. I wasn't in any big rush as I know the client probably doesn't have much for me to work on today. It's not only nice to have a friend who will answer the phone at midnight, but it doesn't hurt she is hot too. The stares I was getting at midnight from some of the patrons made the whole thing worth it.
In the end? Spent some money, minus points. Saw an old friend, plus points. Got him home safely, plus points. Overall, 1/2 a gold star.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Y2 D356
I was reminded yesterday that I failed to mention why I was so pissed at X1 about prom night. Well let me remedy that situation. Saturday the kid had her senior prom. Where was her mother? Off fucking her boyfriend. Here it's her daughter's senior prom and she isn't around. She should have been there to take the kid for makeup and nails and support and pictures and car and etc. She was nowhere to be found. What kind of mother isn't around for her daughter's prom night? The kid had to do everything herself. Luckily one of her friends came over to help her with hair and makeup but still. She should have had professional appointments and it should have been a special night. What a bitch.
Anyway, started my final week at the client/company yesterday. Really didn't do much of anything. The client had meetings most of the day so he didn't have much for me to do. I know I should have gone home early or something but I need the hours this week to end things on a high note. I sat there most of the day surfing what limited internet I could and reading books on my phone. Trust me, not the most exciting of days. After work I went over to home depot to buy some parts to make a new prop. That killed some time for sure. I ended up getting enough pieces to make a large knife switch which is something we need for the new lab monitor board. I am not worried about the $40 I spent as it will get credited to my dues for the year. This means I never have to pay for another show for like 10 months. We are all expected to pay $1 a show we attend/work to offset costs for gas, props, etc. I am already $26 to the good and now I added to that. I may have my director split part of it to the kid's dues to make sure she is covered too.
Came home, had some mac and cheese for dinner, watched a little TV, went to bed. Good boy. Gold star. I was in a bit of a funk yesterday anyway, probably due to the rain and nasty weather. Still feeling it a little bit this morning.
Anyway, started my final week at the client/company yesterday. Really didn't do much of anything. The client had meetings most of the day so he didn't have much for me to do. I know I should have gone home early or something but I need the hours this week to end things on a high note. I sat there most of the day surfing what limited internet I could and reading books on my phone. Trust me, not the most exciting of days. After work I went over to home depot to buy some parts to make a new prop. That killed some time for sure. I ended up getting enough pieces to make a large knife switch which is something we need for the new lab monitor board. I am not worried about the $40 I spent as it will get credited to my dues for the year. This means I never have to pay for another show for like 10 months. We are all expected to pay $1 a show we attend/work to offset costs for gas, props, etc. I am already $26 to the good and now I added to that. I may have my director split part of it to the kid's dues to make sure she is covered too.
Came home, had some mac and cheese for dinner, watched a little TV, went to bed. Good boy. Gold star. I was in a bit of a funk yesterday anyway, probably due to the rain and nasty weather. Still feeling it a little bit this morning.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Y2 D355
Life is being cruel to my poor directors. First she had to deal with her brother going into the hospital and now her grandfather died yesterday. My heart goes out to her in a big way. So much pain in such a short time. Life is a cruel bitch sometimes.
I spent the day not doing much of anything. Went out to Best Buy as planned and got the CD I wanted. $4 after gift card. When did tax get so high? I swear it's insane right now. Worse than gas. Then I stopped at Target to get some essentials like razors and dishwasher stuff. Headed to a friend's house to pick up some stuff and then came back home. One of my friends stopped by just to say hi and hang out for a little bit. Nothing exciting. He was in the neighborhood and thought he would stop by. That was nice.
Other than that, stayed inside and watched the crappy weather. It's supposed to be spring and almost summer. I had the heater running all day and was wrapped up in fuzzy clothes. Not cool. Made a steak for dinner with some mac and cheese and was in bed by 10.
I am feeling the short timer syndrome strike. I have one week left on this project and one week before I start my new job. Wow. What a concept.
I spent the day not doing much of anything. Went out to Best Buy as planned and got the CD I wanted. $4 after gift card. When did tax get so high? I swear it's insane right now. Worse than gas. Then I stopped at Target to get some essentials like razors and dishwasher stuff. Headed to a friend's house to pick up some stuff and then came back home. One of my friends stopped by just to say hi and hang out for a little bit. Nothing exciting. He was in the neighborhood and thought he would stop by. That was nice.
Other than that, stayed inside and watched the crappy weather. It's supposed to be spring and almost summer. I had the heater running all day and was wrapped up in fuzzy clothes. Not cool. Made a steak for dinner with some mac and cheese and was in bed by 10.
I am feeling the short timer syndrome strike. I have one week left on this project and one week before I start my new job. Wow. What a concept.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Y2 D354
Another night of bad dreams. Don't know why. This time it was around drugs. I bought some coke and it was light and crap, then I dropped it into some kind of puddle that ate it all up. Symbolism at its finest. Before that was some dream I can't even remember but I awoke feeling stressed and upset.
The day was okay yesterday. Nothing of any note happened. Moved slow in the morning. Tried to go to Best Buy to buy a new CD but they were out at my local store. I have a $10 gift card and the CD is 11.99 which means it will only be $3 out of pocket. I have to take a ride to pick something up at a friend's house and there is another Best Buy near her so hopefully they will have it. Came back home, had some lunch then too an afternoon nap.
I woke up at around 3 and realized I was bored as hell. It was an early show last night and I had to drive the prop van aka death machine aka rape van. I hate driving that thing. It leaks, it smells, and it moves like an old man with a bad hip. I was completely bored off my ass around 5 and decided screw it, I am heading down to the theater. I got there around six and call time wasn't until 8:45. Luckily the theater is next to a ghetto mall so I had something to do. By ghetto mall I mean there is a Burlington Coat Factory, a Ross, and a Target. That's about it. The four stores inside are no-name weird shit except for the Payless and the Barnes and Noble. Guess where I went? Picked up a couple new books I have been wanting. I did hit Ross and found some new sheets for $15. That was a nice surprise. Now I don't have to wash sheets today. Just throw on new ones.
Grabbed some dinner and read whilst waiting for everyone else to show. Around 8 I started unloading the van by myself. Around 8:15 other folks started showing to help. The shitty part is around 7 the weather turned on us. It had been a mild day, but the temperature plummeted and it started to rain. It made for bad moods all around. The show went like shit. We missed props, things were off mark, I cut myself in multiple places; just not a good show. I just sent out the scolding email to my crew. Let's see if that preempts anything from my directors.
Today I am running the one errand then hiding in the house the rest of the day.
The day was okay yesterday. Nothing of any note happened. Moved slow in the morning. Tried to go to Best Buy to buy a new CD but they were out at my local store. I have a $10 gift card and the CD is 11.99 which means it will only be $3 out of pocket. I have to take a ride to pick something up at a friend's house and there is another Best Buy near her so hopefully they will have it. Came back home, had some lunch then too an afternoon nap.
I woke up at around 3 and realized I was bored as hell. It was an early show last night and I had to drive the prop van aka death machine aka rape van. I hate driving that thing. It leaks, it smells, and it moves like an old man with a bad hip. I was completely bored off my ass around 5 and decided screw it, I am heading down to the theater. I got there around six and call time wasn't until 8:45. Luckily the theater is next to a ghetto mall so I had something to do. By ghetto mall I mean there is a Burlington Coat Factory, a Ross, and a Target. That's about it. The four stores inside are no-name weird shit except for the Payless and the Barnes and Noble. Guess where I went? Picked up a couple new books I have been wanting. I did hit Ross and found some new sheets for $15. That was a nice surprise. Now I don't have to wash sheets today. Just throw on new ones.
Grabbed some dinner and read whilst waiting for everyone else to show. Around 8 I started unloading the van by myself. Around 8:15 other folks started showing to help. The shitty part is around 7 the weather turned on us. It had been a mild day, but the temperature plummeted and it started to rain. It made for bad moods all around. The show went like shit. We missed props, things were off mark, I cut myself in multiple places; just not a good show. I just sent out the scolding email to my crew. Let's see if that preempts anything from my directors.
Today I am running the one errand then hiding in the house the rest of the day.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Y2 D353
Less than two weeks...
I had a really bad dream last night. The kind where no matter how irrational you know it sounds, you can't go back to sleep for a while because you're too freaked out. You have ever have one of those dreams where you must be doing something in real life or getting a leg cramp, arm cramp, etc that it's causing you so much pain it filters into your dream? Yeah, one like that. We (as in the collective we) were fighting some war against aliens or demons or something and they were closing in on us. They had they razor claws which were getting closer and started slicing off my fingers. I don't know if I was laying on my hand a weird way or something, but in my dream I could feel the pain like crazy. I woke up with a little scream caught in my throat. It was so real that I knew I should go back to sleep because it was just a dream but just sat there for a good twenty minutes freaking out. I finally fell back to sleep, but damn that was scary.
Had a good game night last night. Came home from work after a full day, paid all my bills in the morning because thankfully I did get a full paycheck, stopped at the grocery store and picked up a couple of things for game night, then started cleaning. I had about three hours to clean the house, prep food, etc. Did it with no problem. Had about 8 people total come over. We had deep fried bacon hot dogs, mac and cheese, grilled pineapple, chips, veggies, taquitos, and more. Hey what can I say, I am an Italian Catholic, I feed people. Surprisingly my directors showed up for a quick hello. They didn't stay as they were on their way home from a baseball game, but it was nice of them to come over and say hello. We played Dicecapades and Fluxx. Dicecapades is insane. It combines Pictionary with Cranium with Trivial Pursuit with physical challenges. The box says 30 minutes for a game, it took us three hours. Of course we were drinking and being goofy. I had a great time. I really enjoy doing these game nights; I can stay in the house, people come to me, I don't make dumb mistakes, and I still have a good social time. I probably won't be having another for a while just because of things going on, but they are fun.
Tonight is the kid's prom. I am very pissed off at her mother right now, but we will save that for tomorrow. Show tonight, one of the 10pm early ones. But between now and then, not much to do which is good.
I had a really bad dream last night. The kind where no matter how irrational you know it sounds, you can't go back to sleep for a while because you're too freaked out. You have ever have one of those dreams where you must be doing something in real life or getting a leg cramp, arm cramp, etc that it's causing you so much pain it filters into your dream? Yeah, one like that. We (as in the collective we) were fighting some war against aliens or demons or something and they were closing in on us. They had they razor claws which were getting closer and started slicing off my fingers. I don't know if I was laying on my hand a weird way or something, but in my dream I could feel the pain like crazy. I woke up with a little scream caught in my throat. It was so real that I knew I should go back to sleep because it was just a dream but just sat there for a good twenty minutes freaking out. I finally fell back to sleep, but damn that was scary.
Had a good game night last night. Came home from work after a full day, paid all my bills in the morning because thankfully I did get a full paycheck, stopped at the grocery store and picked up a couple of things for game night, then started cleaning. I had about three hours to clean the house, prep food, etc. Did it with no problem. Had about 8 people total come over. We had deep fried bacon hot dogs, mac and cheese, grilled pineapple, chips, veggies, taquitos, and more. Hey what can I say, I am an Italian Catholic, I feed people. Surprisingly my directors showed up for a quick hello. They didn't stay as they were on their way home from a baseball game, but it was nice of them to come over and say hello. We played Dicecapades and Fluxx. Dicecapades is insane. It combines Pictionary with Cranium with Trivial Pursuit with physical challenges. The box says 30 minutes for a game, it took us three hours. Of course we were drinking and being goofy. I had a great time. I really enjoy doing these game nights; I can stay in the house, people come to me, I don't make dumb mistakes, and I still have a good social time. I probably won't be having another for a while just because of things going on, but they are fun.
Tonight is the kid's prom. I am very pissed off at her mother right now, but we will save that for tomorrow. Show tonight, one of the 10pm early ones. But between now and then, not much to do which is good.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Y2 D352
Looked like we were going to miss or lose a day thanks to blogger being down, but nope, it salvaged Thursday and here it is for Friday. Woo hoo!
So I think at the beginning of every month I am going to print out a calendar. Then on days where I make good decisions, I will post a gold star. Every day I am faced with decisions and half the time I make poor ones. Yes, I know that sounds childish and silly, but remember, I am an over grown narcissistic child with poor impulse control. A gold star to remind me might be just what I need.
What prompted this? I had a company meeting last night which turned into a bit of a going away party for me. It was supposed to just be a regular meeting where they updated everyone on the pipeline but then word got out that I was leaving as a FTE and all hell broke loose. The booze started pouring and everyone starting talking. Funny thing was at the end of the presentation my bosses gave they asked for feedback. I spoke up and said 'If you had done a meeting like this two months ago, I might have been persuaded to stay. Doing it every six months is shit'. They actually appreciated this and understood where I was coming from on the matter.
At the end of the meeting is where decision time came into play. I was three blocks from one of my favorite bars. Three blocks. And trust me, I had to think hard about this one. BUT I came home, did laundry, watched TV and went to bed. Gold fucking star.
Tonight is game night and I have ten people coming over in less than two hours. Need to get ready!
So I think at the beginning of every month I am going to print out a calendar. Then on days where I make good decisions, I will post a gold star. Every day I am faced with decisions and half the time I make poor ones. Yes, I know that sounds childish and silly, but remember, I am an over grown narcissistic child with poor impulse control. A gold star to remind me might be just what I need.
What prompted this? I had a company meeting last night which turned into a bit of a going away party for me. It was supposed to just be a regular meeting where they updated everyone on the pipeline but then word got out that I was leaving as a FTE and all hell broke loose. The booze started pouring and everyone starting talking. Funny thing was at the end of the presentation my bosses gave they asked for feedback. I spoke up and said 'If you had done a meeting like this two months ago, I might have been persuaded to stay. Doing it every six months is shit'. They actually appreciated this and understood where I was coming from on the matter.
At the end of the meeting is where decision time came into play. I was three blocks from one of my favorite bars. Three blocks. And trust me, I had to think hard about this one. BUT I came home, did laundry, watched TV and went to bed. Gold fucking star.
Tonight is game night and I have ten people coming over in less than two hours. Need to get ready!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Y2 D351
Charlie Kauffman movies drive me up a fucking wall. You're watching it and 30 minutes or so into you say to yourself 'oh I get it'. You have the whole movie figured out. But then you think 'no, that can't be it, there has to be something else going on. It can't be that straightforward.' Problem is, 60 minutes later, it *was* that straightforward and you're just sitting there unbelieving you just wasted 90 minutes. Don't get me wrong, the movies are excellent but frustrating. Kind of like masturbation...
So I watched a movie last night if you couldn't guess; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Made me think about if I would have someone erased from my mind. Answer? No. You need the knowledge and the pain and the frustration to grow. To make you have character and depth. You can't take the easy way out. That was about the extent of my day, watching a movie. I went to work, did some minor stuff for the client, trained some of his employees, and called it a day. Headed over to Target to get some needed staples like fabric softener, hey it's Thursday, need to do laundry. I like doing it on Thursdays. Came home, made some Joe's Special for dinner, put another coat on the fireplace, and watched a movie. Hit the bed. Slept pretty well. I have been sleeping better, my back not withstanding, ever since I accepted the new job. Maybe because now I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? Or because the thought of something new has my mind at ease rather than at stress levels? Dunno, don't care. Just know I am sleeping which for me is a huge improvement.
Tonight is a work dinner for my current company. I am invited according to my boss. I will go and be polite then come home and do laundry. I also need to clean as tomorrow night I am hosting another game night. Fun fun.
So I watched a movie last night if you couldn't guess; Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Made me think about if I would have someone erased from my mind. Answer? No. You need the knowledge and the pain and the frustration to grow. To make you have character and depth. You can't take the easy way out. That was about the extent of my day, watching a movie. I went to work, did some minor stuff for the client, trained some of his employees, and called it a day. Headed over to Target to get some needed staples like fabric softener, hey it's Thursday, need to do laundry. I like doing it on Thursdays. Came home, made some Joe's Special for dinner, put another coat on the fireplace, and watched a movie. Hit the bed. Slept pretty well. I have been sleeping better, my back not withstanding, ever since I accepted the new job. Maybe because now I am seeing the light at the end of the tunnel? Or because the thought of something new has my mind at ease rather than at stress levels? Dunno, don't care. Just know I am sleeping which for me is a huge improvement.
Tonight is a work dinner for my current company. I am invited according to my boss. I will go and be polite then come home and do laundry. I also need to clean as tomorrow night I am hosting another game night. Fun fun.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Y2 D350
I have to stop agreeing to help people with things during the week. Once I start the new job this will become extremely essential as I will not have enough time to help out and then catch a morning train. I refuse to drive to this new job unless the world is ending (May 21st, right?) so I have to learn to say no. I helped with the movie last night and didn't get into bed until 12:30. I am very tired this morning. I am glad I have been able to help, but at what cost?
Yesterday overall was a good day. I spent some time yesterday doing a very major exercise. I put together this monster spreadsheet that shows al my debt, all my fixed costs, and my current payments. I then added formulas to figure out at my new salary level how long it will take me to pay everything off. While it's still overwhelming, I at least now see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am going to update it this weekend with actual interest rates and current total balances. I estimated the total balance and gave a flat 17% interest for everything just to get it put together. This is a huge step for me. It will give me a constant visual reminder of what I am trying to achieve. I will have to look at it all the time and before I go off and make stupid mistakes, I will have the sheet to remind me. Ironic how this is the attitude X2 always wanted me to have but it took her leaving me to achieve it.
The other good thing that happened yesterday is my bosses and I came to terms on everything. I will in fact get my normal paycheck Friday and one more on the 27th. Any money I owe them will be taken out of PTO first, pre-tax, and then I will work off the balance as a contractor after giving them $1000 in cash. It's a win-win for everyone. I should only need about 15-20 hours of side work to completely pay them off. Then I can still work for them part time to supplement my income. This will help with my payoff plans and give me some extra spending cash for savings and toys.
Overall, while tired, it was a good day with some excellent results.
Yesterday overall was a good day. I spent some time yesterday doing a very major exercise. I put together this monster spreadsheet that shows al my debt, all my fixed costs, and my current payments. I then added formulas to figure out at my new salary level how long it will take me to pay everything off. While it's still overwhelming, I at least now see a light at the end of the tunnel. I am going to update it this weekend with actual interest rates and current total balances. I estimated the total balance and gave a flat 17% interest for everything just to get it put together. This is a huge step for me. It will give me a constant visual reminder of what I am trying to achieve. I will have to look at it all the time and before I go off and make stupid mistakes, I will have the sheet to remind me. Ironic how this is the attitude X2 always wanted me to have but it took her leaving me to achieve it.
The other good thing that happened yesterday is my bosses and I came to terms on everything. I will in fact get my normal paycheck Friday and one more on the 27th. Any money I owe them will be taken out of PTO first, pre-tax, and then I will work off the balance as a contractor after giving them $1000 in cash. It's a win-win for everyone. I should only need about 15-20 hours of side work to completely pay them off. Then I can still work for them part time to supplement my income. This will help with my payoff plans and give me some extra spending cash for savings and toys.
Overall, while tired, it was a good day with some excellent results.
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