Back on the Hunt

I am very confident that I will be spending considerably less money in April than I did in March. Why am I so confident? I lost my job on Monday then got a parking ticket.

Lack of income will be a helluva motivator to not spend any money.

I had the job for 6 months and it ultimately turned out not to be a good fit. I knew it and my boss knew it. I left graciously but disappointed in the now missing income.

I’ve got a great recruiter friend helping me work my previous job into my new resume. I have several friends with their ears to the ground. I’ve got half a dozen staffing agencies I’m ready to reach out to once my resume is ready to roll. I’ve got a loving and supportive partner and family. 

I’ve pitched a few story ideas and plan on reaching out to someone regarding possible freelancing gigs. I’m not overly optimistic but I’m trying. I’m hoping to finish and polish up a short story that came to me last week. I’m hoping to possible submit that somewhere for publication when it’s ready.

I currently have no debt to my name and no plans to add to it unnecessarily. My con last con registration has been paid so I have no major expenses coming up. I’m in a better financial place than I was last time but I don’t relish being back on the hunt. It’s stressful but I can only hope it’s not for too long this time.

I’ve recently realized that I’m getting to the place where I don’t need to buy everything right away. I want to read Amy Poehler’s book and I was waiting for it in paperback but I decided that I’d rather get it from the library and buy it if/when I want to reread it. Less stuff, less spending.

I have no idea what will happen now. I learned several skills in a different industry and can hopefully apply those skills to my new search. We’ll see what happens now.