Weekend before last, I moved into my new house, about 20 minutes away from where I work. It’s a 30 minute drive in traffic now, though, because they closed off one lane on either side of the highway to install a concrete divider. Everything has been crazy but amazingly smooth – I moved in, have … Read more
Yes, I know tomorrow is the Fourth of July, Independence Day here in the United States. And yes, I know it’s probably foolish to move the day afterwards. But gosh darn it, I’m excited about being in my new house. Verizon sent me the wrong modem. They were supposed to send me a wireless router … Read more
I’m not really angry about anything. My brain just hurts. Today is one of those days where I just didn’t get started out on the right foot, and every step after that seems slightly off. This morning I woke up at 7:18 to get ready for work at 8am like I always do on Monday … Read more
The house I was looking to buy the other week, but decided not to, actually went down in price. The owners decided to make an offer to me that was significantly lower than the market listing. I’ve since gone to my Mom’s house and retrieved last year’s taxes, and I have my two pay stubs … Read more
I’ve written before on how I’ve developed a different attitude towards wealth and money. I used to believe you had to be rich and have everything easy to have a happy life. I know that’s stupid and childish, and somewhat selfish, but I’ve always envied people who had more than me. In the last couple … Read more
Today I applied for grad school at the university I work for, and called some people to provide letters of recommendation. I also had to update my resume to submit alongside my application. It’s going to cost $40 to apply to this school. I’m applying to the Project Management program for distance learners (read: online … Read more