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Dec. 1st, 2012 09:14 pmPatrick's doing holidailies, writing a post every day of December. Maybe I should too. Don't want to commit, though. Don't much go for commitment these days. (That last sentence is in a "Firefly" accent--just re-watched that series and the movie. It affected my dreams as well as my writing.)
The whole quitting-a-job-without-having-another-lined-up stunt still looks like it's turning out not to be a horrible mistake. Although one half-time job was scheduled to end December 14, it's getting extended again to May 31. The other is ending December 31.
I had already told two other colleges that I was available before I heard about the extension, but I still haven't heard from either one. I was a little worried, but now I don't have to be. The extra work means I have only four years until my pension kicks in instead of five if I don't get any more state work, so that's awesome. And the extra income, plus my savings, plus my contributions to my Roth IRA over the years (which can be withdrawn penalty-free at any time) mean that I don't actually have to do any work for pay ever again after this while still getting to live in the manner to which I have become accustomed. (As best as I can figure.)
It helps that I was able to cut my grocery spending from $167/month to just over $100 and my short-term fun spending from my budgeted $280 (of which I'm not sure how much I spent) to $180 per month with virtually no decline in quality of life, so that went nicely according to plan.
Of course I'd rather add more to my Roth IRA than shrink it and I'd like to do some renovations to my house, so I'll take more work if it comes, but I won't be looking into a new career. (Ever again. So odd--I've spent my entire life trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up, prepare for those careers, and then fail to get jobs in them, and now I can stop worrying about that.)
At one of my jobs, virtually all my co-workers either have kids or have a second job. And they make plenty of money (i.e., as much as or more than me per hour for full-time work), but it seems like they're doing it for the benefits, mainly for the employee discount. I've been thinking about if I'd want to do such a thing (not as a second job, but as a post-retirement job). I don't think so.
Meanwhile, I'm quite looking forward to working only half-time. And if I'm wrong about that and someone else offers me a concurrent half-time job, then I look forward to the extra pay.
Cake of the Day
Today's image is a Carmen Miranda cake. Which is also a lamp.
The whole quitting-a-job-without-having-another-lined-up stunt still looks like it's turning out not to be a horrible mistake. Although one half-time job was scheduled to end December 14, it's getting extended again to May 31. The other is ending December 31.
I had already told two other colleges that I was available before I heard about the extension, but I still haven't heard from either one. I was a little worried, but now I don't have to be. The extra work means I have only four years until my pension kicks in instead of five if I don't get any more state work, so that's awesome. And the extra income, plus my savings, plus my contributions to my Roth IRA over the years (which can be withdrawn penalty-free at any time) mean that I don't actually have to do any work for pay ever again after this while still getting to live in the manner to which I have become accustomed. (As best as I can figure.)
It helps that I was able to cut my grocery spending from $167/month to just over $100 and my short-term fun spending from my budgeted $280 (of which I'm not sure how much I spent) to $180 per month with virtually no decline in quality of life, so that went nicely according to plan.
Of course I'd rather add more to my Roth IRA than shrink it and I'd like to do some renovations to my house, so I'll take more work if it comes, but I won't be looking into a new career. (Ever again. So odd--I've spent my entire life trying to figure out what I want to do when I grow up, prepare for those careers, and then fail to get jobs in them, and now I can stop worrying about that.)
At one of my jobs, virtually all my co-workers either have kids or have a second job. And they make plenty of money (i.e., as much as or more than me per hour for full-time work), but it seems like they're doing it for the benefits, mainly for the employee discount. I've been thinking about if I'd want to do such a thing (not as a second job, but as a post-retirement job). I don't think so.
Meanwhile, I'm quite looking forward to working only half-time. And if I'm wrong about that and someone else offers me a concurrent half-time job, then I look forward to the extra pay.
Cake of the Day
Today's image is a Carmen Miranda cake. Which is also a lamp.
