OK, financial gurus, how stupid is this idea.....
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+1 on purchasing an appliance vehicle for cash and preserving reserves. You have no idea how long this may last or how bad things may get prior to bouncing back. Please err on the side of caution, if at all.
+1 on purchasing an appliance vehicle for cash and preserving reserves. You have no idea how long this may last or how bad things may get prior to bouncing back. Please err on the side of caution, if at all.
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That's what I'm suggesting he do. High mile civic, corolla, sentra etc. Cheap and reliable. Usually on these cars things that break are door handles, not transmissions/engines. I only mentioned a NB as if he knows them very well, he can DIY any repairs needed for cheap. I'd still look for a 4door instead.
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But I think (have an interview next week with a very interested company), even once I do get another job, I'm going to take a step back, downsize and alter the lifestyle I had grown accustomed to the last 8+ years while living with someone.
#32
Even now that I took a contract gig (at a discount, GD Tulsa economy) I think I'm still going to ditch the BRZ and buy a Miata cash, or with a big down payment.
I did lose benefits and about $11k/yr, but at least I'm earning a paycheck, hopefully waiting on a few other full-time gigs.
I know I want to travel more, and now that I don't have the wife that demands lux accommodations, that extra $550/month between payment/insurance would sure let me travel a lot more. Not just in America, but abroad (where I really want to go).
I did lose benefits and about $11k/yr, but at least I'm earning a paycheck, hopefully waiting on a few other full-time gigs.
I know I want to travel more, and now that I don't have the wife that demands lux accommodations, that extra $550/month between payment/insurance would sure let me travel a lot more. Not just in America, but abroad (where I really want to go).
#34
Thanks! You were already a big help with tuning up my resume.
I'm waiting to hear back on a few different full-time gigs at the moment. I just happened to interview with one of them before the guy who would be doing the hiring was traveling a bunch. So I'm hoping next week or the week after.
If that doesn't work out, the place I'm working for said they understand I'm looking for full-time and know I'll bail when I find it, but they have what looks like at least 12-18 months of work for me, if one of the others doesn't work out.
At that point, I'm going to really ramp up the search outside of OK.
I'm waiting to hear back on a few different full-time gigs at the moment. I just happened to interview with one of them before the guy who would be doing the hiring was traveling a bunch. So I'm hoping next week or the week after.
If that doesn't work out, the place I'm working for said they understand I'm looking for full-time and know I'll bail when I find it, but they have what looks like at least 12-18 months of work for me, if one of the others doesn't work out.
At that point, I'm going to really ramp up the search outside of OK.
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