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New beginnings :)

August 15th, 2012 at 05:59 pm


Older daughter started high school today; actually "Orientation" (full day: casual dress, ID and yearbook pictures taken, locker assignments, etc). She was very excited and nervous all at once. DH and I had relive our fondest moments with her before she came down to breakfast. How fast time does fly!

Best friend is still very much in crisis mode (given her termination date was moved up about 28 days) leaving her income-less. She did consult a bankruptcy attorney yesterday and didn't like anything the lawyer had to say (short-saling her condo, etc). The only upside to that is she is looking at her entire picture. The good news is that she did accept a contract position at a few dollars an hour less than she is making now, but less hours. The job doesn't start until 9/1 and is much further out so she'll have to spend more on gas to commute.

In talking with her, I discovered that she cashed out a small IRA of $2,500 to cover her cash loss. I also discovered that she has been "too busy" to take care of the necessary paperwork to collect $4,500 of "found money" in her mother's name (she was the executor of the estate). I said in her time off I would definitely move on that because that could be her safety net (well at least half of it is hers, I think the other half goes to her sister who needs it just as much as she does), she is definitely living paycheck-to-paycheck. Her living situation is still up in the air. I also advised in her time off to lose her storage unit and go through it. Now is the definite time to purge and will save herself $80 a month. I also encouraged her to sell, sell, sell on craigslist. Time to lighten the load of life and simplify. So, it is my hope that she takes to heart some of my practical advice, rather than wallow.

Hard to believe that mid-month is upon us and everyone else is off to school on Monday!!

Hope everyone is enjoying the last days of summers!

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6 Responses to “New beginnings :)”

  1. creditcardfree Says:
    August 15th, 2012 at 06:29 pm 1345055391
    1345055391

    My oldest is a sophomore, but current district and last one had freshmen in the middle schools. Today is her high school orientation too. Very nervous despite it only being sophomores and surviving band camp!

  2. My English Castle Says:
    August 15th, 2012 at 06:43 pm 1345056211
    1345056211

    Just under three weeks till mine starts middle school--and she is already nervous.

  3. patientsaver Says:
    August 15th, 2012 at 07:39 pm 1345059568
    1345059568

    Storage units have got to be one of the most useless money-wasters. You pay that fee month in, month out and most of the time, people forget what exactly they're storing until one day they finally look and realize it's all garbage. If you can't find a place for it in your home, why pay to keep it stored in a big box that's unaccessible and unseen by you? Just doesn't make sense to me.

  4. PNW Mom Says:
    August 15th, 2012 at 08:24 pm 1345062297
    1345062297

    How exciting for your family! I will have a junior in college and dd2 will start her senior year on Sept 4th....time sure flies once they get into highschool!

  5. NJDebbie Says:
    August 16th, 2012 at 12:39 am 1345077564
    1345077564

    No more kids going to school for me, but one starting his first college semester and the other one completing his undergraduate degree by the end of the fall semester. The good thing is that I get to live all of the excitement of the first day of school because I'm a teacher! Works begins September 5th for me. Good luck to your daughter in high school an awesome year to the rest of your children.

  6. Jerry Says:
    August 18th, 2012 at 01:24 pm 1345296267
    1345296267

    Our daughter started school last week in a new country with a new language (she speaks and understands some German, but not a lot yet), and it leads to some nerves for her and for us... She did great, though, and she has the insurance of a great school with a wonderful teacher (who speaks English and can help her learn German quickly), so it's working out. I guess the nerves never really go away, even when they get older, huh?
    Jerry

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