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Anyway... I really, really love it now that I've gotten to play with it! And, I'm perfectly happy with the color. I didn't think I would be! But I am! So, YAY!
Now on to other stuff! So, it might seem like I'm jumping the gun on purchasing with my 8% ticker over there to the right... but I have my reasons. Not many people get this side of my life... but here it is.
So, I VERY unexpectedly lost my job on Dec 11, 2008. It was a great job! I loved it. I was one of many, many people who were "permanently laid off"... Merry Christmas! :(
Anyway, I've been on unemployment since then, because there are no jobs here that pay anywhere near what I was making. In fact, I can't easily get a minimum wage job working nights and weekends and make even as much as I make on unemployment. Regardless... That's not the point.
My base unemployment ran out months ago. Like... December or before! But, because the unemployment rate is such crap in the U.S., there have been extensions issued. I've been on extensions for a little while now... They're given out a couple of months at a time. But, you don't know until one is over if there's another coming. So, I know that any day now I could lose $1050/month. That's a lot! Not as much as I lost when I lost my job in '08... but still a lot!
So, if I seem like I'm jumping the gun with buying at 5.5 weeks pregnant... I *know* that the money won't be there to do some of this stuff later. We can easily afford to raise a child. But, I can't afford to go out and buy a $70 diaper bag or a $250 crib when I don't have that money coming in. In fact, I can't even leave big stuff for the baby registry, because I can't take a chance on not getting some of the stuff and then not being able to afford it when I'm out of time. So, I have to buy my crib, changing table, dresser, Pack and Play, pram, etc... I need to be doing that NOW! I don't have the luxury to wait... because I need to be responsible for when my child does get here!
Anyway, that ways on my mind a lot. I know it seems crazy to buy so much stuff so quickly. But I can afford to put out $1000/month on baby stuff right now without hindering our lifestyle. I can't do that... at some point... and I don't even know when that point is! But, I won't be going back to work now for sure. So, I do know the future, and I'm trying to prepare for it!
Speaking of which... I'm considering going back to school to prolong my unemployment. But, pregnancy + school = ??? Disaster? Success? Not sure! :/
Until next time...
♥Megg
Pregnancy + school = more money = sounds good to me!
ReplyDeleteAre you planning on being a SAHM or do you ever plan on working again? I think that should persuade your decision. :)
btw, I love your bag!
I will be a SAHM for a while... not sure how long! But, I do intend to go back to work eventually! It just might be a good long while. Keep in mind, I'm a pretty bad student when I don't have exhaustion or other pregnancy ills! LOL
ReplyDeleteThanks! I love it too! It has so many little pockets and stuff! :)
Totally understandable! You can always do online courses at home! one class at a time! in your own time!
ReplyDeleteTrue! Thought about going back for culinary... so I would learn some real world cooking skills instead of just knowing how to make a few things REALLY well! :) I'll be cooking a lot more as a SAHM! So, it would be good for me!
ReplyDeleteGlad I have wonderful friends who understand! ♥
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ReplyDeleteYay! The red bag :-)
ReplyDeleteWhatever you decide to do, I'm sure will turn out just fine :-)
My friend is pregnant currently and is training to be a midwife but she's really struggling now she's at 6 month preggers. But it's your decision at the end of the day hun and only you can decide what you want to do :-) ♥
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I think I've sort of decided on the school issue... Will put it in my next blog post... in about 5 minutes! LOL
ReplyDeleteI did some schooling while preg. As long you your commited its fine!
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