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So I worked a soul-destroying job for the past seven years to pay off my student loan and medical debt. I put in my notice last week and my last day's the end of the year.  I'm not all that worried about my finances. (Early 30s, about 11K in a government-run retirement fund (and I'm flipping that to a Roth IRA as soon as I get control of that--there's about 4K from previous jobs in that IRA), and a separate stock portfolio. About 1.5K liquid.) My living expenses and health care are also squared away. This is the first time in a long time that I've been without a traditional job. I was on a career track until the job that ate my soul fixed that for me. I have goals for 2015: attend my first juried show and have a finished first draft of my second book. I'm concerned that I'm going to mentally and psychologically fall apart without consistency and a routine. How can I keep myself together in the coming months so I'll be productive and sane?
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I'm self-employed, sort of. I make jewelry and accessories and I also do freelance writing and editing. I have about 300/month from that. Until now, it's always been a side income next to 2K/month in take-home pay. My partners are willing to work with me on rent and insurance; my finances are up in the air until I file my 2014 tax return. (We qualify for home ownership. We just need to find a house that isn't total rear end by May. Thanks to USAA, our mortgage will be less than what we're paying in rent.) I've never been the kind of person to throw caution to the wind. When I decided to quit my job (because seriously, gently caress this job) it took me two years to figure out how to reduce my debt while still paying bills and saving money, then proceeding to do just that. I've got contingencies in place for oh-poo poo emergencies. I have this horrible feeling I'm going to wake up on January 5 and not know what to do with myself. I'm so used to waking up at 6am, getting home around 6pm, making dinner and then spending 3-4 hours on writing or making stuff, sleeping until the next day, then repeat. I'm going from an extremely regimented schedule mostly determined by my employer to me making the rules. Freedom: what is this i don't even  EDIT: And I admit, I have a collection of MtG cards that might as well have "piggy bank" written on it. I brought my Drake fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Dec 15, 2014 |
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Dec 15, 2014 18:31
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