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[ksmith]

I checked the bank balance this morning and saw that the day job salary had direct-deposited and thought 'wouldn't it be great if I got paid like this for writing?'

To work, a little late...

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[sartorias.livejournal.com]

::le sigh::

[jaylake.livejournal.com]

Preach it, sister.

[mindyklasky.livejournal.com]

If only! (I've found, though, that there are *lots* of things to reduce on the "output" side, as the "input" spirals down, down, down...

Red beans and rice - not just for Cajuns anymore! :-)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I love red beans and rice. Add a few slices of hot sausage, and you have the food of the gods.

I think I'd save a couple hundred a month on gasoline. But besides that is the fact that I wouldn't need to replace current income dollar for dollar (though it would be nice). Taxes. 401(k) pay-in. Those sums would go down or vanish altogether...although I would like to replace the 401(k) with a SEP.

But the market just keeps going down, so I think we're looking at at least another year...

[mindyklasky.livejournal.com]

Yeah - I'm more than a little appalled at the market. I just keep putting my fingers in my ears and yelling "I'm not listening!"

Our costs *have* dropped significantly, with my not commuting in and out, with my not pushing us into the higher tax bracket, etc. The other *major* place where we're saving is on food - we had fallen into the habit of eating out almost every single meal (sometimes just a food court at the mall between the subway and home, but...) Those bucks just *keep* adding up! (Especially since we're working our way through a freezer of protein, so our current food costs are artificially deflated.)

You've got a plan, and you're working it. You'll get there, sooner than it feels right now.

[(Anonymous)]

That would be lovely indeed. Instead my boring day job funds my writing hobby....

Congrats on all those new words! I'm envious!

Adrianne

[kiviuq.livejournal.com]

That would be AWESOME.

[technomage.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would.

[silvergryphyn.livejournal.com]

Well, I'll keep buying to help you on that quest. I just packed Jani to reread on vacation. :)

~Sarah

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

Have a great vacation!