So, I'm changing industries to start over at the entry level with the federal government. The starting salary is way more than I've ever made in my life, but still not all that generous (low $50s). Still it's a good opportunity with an upwards trajectory.
The problem is that taking the position will require a major relocation. (NY to TX). The employer said upfront that they will pay no relocation costs, and I couldn't get them to budge in negotiations. We (wife and 2 kids) have virtually no savings at the moment. We used to have $5k in emergency savings, but an unexpected tax bill (see post history) and some mandatory car repairs have brought that down to $1k.
I'm estimating that it will cost about $7k to move. And that in renting a new place we'll have to do about $3k security deposit plus first month's rent. We have excellent credit and can easily charge the whole cost to the credit cards, but I am wondering if there's a better way to try to finance this expenditure than reverting to the CC's.
Submitted April 26, 2017 at 08:26AM by AcademiaIsForChumps http://ift.tt/2oLxx2i
