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On Let's Throw Some Money at Our Problems: April 2013 Check-In
I was working on a savings goal of $4000. My plans changed about 2 weeks ago sooooo.... March 2013: $2100 April 2013: $0 I used my entire savings for a down payment on a new car because the prospect of spending another summer transporting and caring for dogs with a manual lock/window sedan was absolutely miserable. So I ditched the 2002 Corolla for a 2010 Honda Fit Sport and I love it more than anything else that I own! FWiW, I’m starting over on the savings next week.
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On Friday Estimate
@ATF@twitter i’m in boston as well. i was in newton dog sitting this morning and made my way home to brighton around 11am. been glued to the news since 4am when i woke up to get water and checked twitter.... $0 tonight as i’m hunkered down. working all day tomorrow- $10 on breakfast/lunch since there’s no food in my apartment. working sunday morning and have no plans except watch a lot of television and forget the nightmare that this week has been ($0)
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On Monday Check-In
i didn’t do an estimate because so many factors were up in the air but it turned into a very expensive weekend due to one decision: i bought a new car. so i spent $2500 on the down payment. i also went to a friend’s birthday party in cambridge and bought a 6pack of hoegaarden to bring with me ($10.49) and had to get cat food and a fur remover thing because i am always covered in animal hair ($50.78) for a grand total of $2561.27. now that it’s written on the internet forever and ever maybe it’ll seem a little more real to me.
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On Do You Have a Uniform?
I have a uniform only because my work clothes get pretty disgusting and I would never wear them for anything else. Black cotton/spandex leggings, a cotton long sleeved shirt or tank top (depending on the weather), sneakers, and the same blue hoodie. If I were to wear any of these clothes anywhere else, every dog I pass tries to follow me down the street.
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On And I'm Proud to Be an American, Where I Can Do 1 Thing
@sintaxis i have a paralyzing fear that the owner of the clothes will come back in when i’m elbow deep in their undies, so i usually just neurotically check the machines every 10 minutes until one opens up
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On Do You Look Forward to Going to Work?
@amyfrances i’m a full time dog walker, part time pet shop employee, and a dog trainer in training. if you’re in the boston area i can get you in on the action!
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On Do You Look Forward to Going to Work?
@Norrey as someone whose job it is to hang out with puppies/dogs all day, you are definitely right. i love my job and can’t really imagine doing anything else with my life, but it still feels like work. i loved this piece, so relevant
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On Let's All Throw Some Money at Our Problems: March 2013 Check-In
thanks!!
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On Let's All Throw Some Money at Our Problems: March 2013 Check-In
working on a savings goal of $4000 i’ve deemed “Becoming an Adult Human” Feb 2013: $1680 March 2013: $2100 it is THRILLING to see that number keep going up. i have a feeling once i hit my goal (projected late august/early september) i’ll just let the autosaves continue and see how much i can get in there. i’m anticipating a lessened income during the summer due to a huge freelance client being down the cape for 4 months, so hopefully i can keep the weekly savings going.
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On Friday Estimate
I’m dogsitting tonight and tomorrow night, working all day tomorrow, and working on and off throughout the day sunday. i’ll have to get gas to facilitate all this working ($30) but will be making $460 cash plus $100 in future paychecks. what a great weekend!