Our home was listed Friday night, and it's been worryingly quiet since then. But today, two showings scheduled! I know it can mean absolutely nothing, but I feel encouraged that someone at least wants to look at the place. Fingers crossed!
One is during our usual dinnertime, so I'm going to pick up something cheap and microwavable at Target for the kids, nuke it in the party room of our building, and then us adults can eat later than usual.
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My boss has suddenly gotten more urgent in his talk of transitioning me to a writer position! This is good news, but first we need a quality proofer/editor who's willing to take on a part-time, contractor, on-location gig. Got some feelers out! We'll see how easy it is to find that. I've got an email in to a friend who would be a GREAT candidate, but we'll see if she's interested.
Whenever that happens, there should be an immediate boost in pay; how much I'm not sure, but any bit will help at this point.
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AS is getting some promising leads for freelance/contract work, so it looks like that may be the direction she takes after her full-time gig ends. She's already working on an article for my company! I'm hoping we can stockpile some freelance income before she leaves at the end of August, since we'll have to replace her take-home pay as well as get her some health insurance.
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NT's transition to a new role at his job has already begun; no word on a raise yet, but he's definitely expecting one and will ask if they don't bring it up.
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A friend asked me to help with her budget, so I got her set up on (a simplified version of) my system. It's been about a week, and so far we've messaged every day to update the spreadsheets, talk about strategies for not overdrawing and for paying down debt, etc. She says it's stressful to see how tight things are but really empowering to see that she can take actions to change it. I'm trying not to get too excited, but I'm hoping this will be a permanent change for the better for her!
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Small positive snowflakes/money matters:
- NT's UK rental income went up a bit as promised, so we'll save a little faster for those renovations.
- Chase SW refunded our $99 annual fee even though the card was open more than 90 days before I canceled it. Got the check in the mail yesterday!
- Was thinking we'd have to pay for our own dinner at our friends' post-wedding celebration last night (since it wasn't a traditional reception), but it was on them. Feels like a bonus that it didn't have to come out of my carefully hoarded spending money!
- I noticed that on AS's $1400 medical bill, there was no line about it being sent to the insurance company. Hoping it was an oversight and that insurance will cover some of that bill! I already have a plan to pay that off this fall, so it would be great if that money could go toward home expenses instead!
Various hopeful/positive updates
July 22nd, 2014 at 08:44 pm
July 22nd, 2014 at 11:04 pm 1406070241
July 23rd, 2014 at 01:09 am 1406077799
I don't know what's popular in MN but I hope your agent is knocking herself out since she has earned a commission from your purchase of the duplex and gets a larger commission as lister of your unit. Is it her practice to check for feedback from all the agents who show your condo to their clients? Does she host open house for other realtors?
Does your employer give a day off for moving?
July 23rd, 2014 at 01:52 am 1406080336
I hope the condo knocks the socks off a viewer and you get a great offer soon!
July 27th, 2014 at 11:49 pm 1406504945