I hate the waiting game. Waiting to hear back from one thing that will determine the next five years of my life.
If I get into graduate school:
I'll find a more affordable apartment that is closer to school. With the amount of housing here, we are talking hours of calling apartment complexes and finding something cheap and nice. I've decided to reduce living costs while also working about one weekend a month. All of this profit will go towards paying off my debt. Between my car, student loan, private loans, and a few measely credit card bills I am throwing my money away. Then, I can negotiate with work. I would like to come back as the dir of research, but you never know. If they fill it before I finish, I might not be headed back there.
If I don't get into graduate school:
I will move in with a friend who is looking to buy a house down here. However, it is not very close to campus, so I will only move in with her if I don't get into school. This will reduce my rent by about half (and her's too) and we can both save some of our hard earned money. I really need to get things under control and the more that I look at this option, the more my head thinks it would have been better to wait one more year. (Ask me this again in a year... My answer will be different.)
Also, my friend Brandy wants to go on a cruise. Awesome! September is best for her, but until I know about school we can't make plans. ACCKKK!!!
I also have to work on making extra $$ to pay my taxes. It will be a little steep this year since they have not taken out taxes since I moved. (Good thing FL doesn't have state taxes!) I'm freaking out. For as spontaneous as I am, I prefer to have a long-term plan. Right now, I'm not able to do that until I hear back about grad school! The waiting is killing me!
2 comments:
Get a mantra. When you start to think "I can't wait!" use your mantra!!! It works. p.s. Waiting is hard.
Suck it up! OH wait, was that the wrong answer? I'll try again, Suck it up! dang it, still wrong!
Start budgeting honey, especially your clothes! HA ha! And your makeup! That's about it. Actually, if you still have that book from Dave Ramsey that mom gave us. Take a peek, its not revolutionary ideas, but I found it inspiring none the less. Also, start keeping track of your budget, I manage to avoid Runza and Mcd's a lot because I don't want to have to write in my little book what I spent! So now I'm actually too lazy to eat out instead of too lazy to eat in!
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