I have been working for a year now and I have met my emergency savings goal again! My goal was $4,000. Since I live with two other people, my rent is only about $325 a month, plus my share of utilities. So $4k could potentially last me about six months if anything happens to my job or mental health. If I had some kind of medical problem or if my car broke down and my relationship went to shit all at the same time I might have some issues, but I think that's pretty unlikely.
Now I just have to not touch the money this time. (We had a family vacation last time I met my goal.) Saving up for a plane ticket to Thailand in January, and I'd like to get a Nintendo switch when the weather starts getting cold so that I have something to keep my mind occupied. Then beyond that, I need to start putting a dent in the $56k debt I have from attempting medical school.
I also want to look into getting a job that pays more. I'm happy enough making about $20/hr right now, but I'd like to do something a bit more challenging that pays more. Getting paid hourly is a bummer too, because a lot of times I am sitting around waiting for the clock to run out instead of working as efficiently as possible and then going home.
So those are my goals! Just wanted to share.
Submitted August 25, 2017 at 10:42AM by Gingerfix http://ift.tt/2vn51qS
