... how utterly miserable I was doing the Mon-Fri tied to a desk. I've gotten SO much done this week, and at the same time, nothing at all. I had to look up this morning what day a week it is, and it made me smile. I feel so free!!!
So far, I've completed a whole course online and starting on my second one, it's a good fit for me and I'm learning a lot. And yes, the courses I'm taking is geared towards something I can do anywhere that I hope some day will provide some income, remotely.
I've also taken my daughter under my wing with budgeting, holding class even, haha. We've gone over and nit-picked and devised a very workable budget for her and her bf and she's on fire with it. We've also done some comparison shopping for food, since food is a big budget item. I've showed her many times in the past how to shop sales, but until someone 'wants' to learn it, it probably won't stick. I've paired making out a list with sale items, we went and compared them to Walmart and got prices, then went to get the items from the store with the sales, and then sat down and added the totals up. It was a $12 save, but everything adds up. We then diced and flash froze some onions and peppers for the freezer than I had gotten on sale, then she saw me completely make a Mexican dinner pretty much out of stuff I had in the freezer or pantry. I tested her on what I used and which of it was stuff I had bought on sale and used.
We've also hit the thrift store twice this week, she found a 12v small crockpot for $3 that she's going to send with her bf for hot lunches. We had contemplated buying the 12v oven, but since we were saving money, this was a great find. He had been eating out every day to the tune of about $15 a day. His burritos he took with him today was a big hit. I scored a small cast iron skillet that was perfect, size and seasoned for $3, as well. Along with this, each a coat and me a few winter shirts.
Today we hit the next town over that has a junk store, didn't find any treasures, but we had a nice lunch out at the café at the Ramada Inn... best dang hamburgers yummm!!! And then it was the library back in our town, where I had her pick out at least one book on money. Every day so far I've given her tests over what she's learned, lol, I'm such a meanie.
And I've read... a lot! I can't believe how freeing this is... I literally skipped into the kitchen yesterday, just from happiness. I really can't even imagine, nor will I ever want to ever work as a slave chained to a desk being miserable every second. I don't know how anyone does it, I really don't. They don't know any other way? I don't know.
I know right now I've got it pretty good, not needing an income, having no bills, and believe me, I'm grateful. So where I am at, now, I will try to align my life here forward to never been sucked in to the system, that Matrix they tell you everyone must do. I don't ever want to own another house or be tied to a soul sucking job I resent to pay for a house. Am going to work towards figuring out a way to earn an income doing what I like and on MY time and wherever I want. If my living conditions change, I will be full time mobile, one way or another. I've tasted some freedom and now will never want to lose it.
If you've read this far, thanks for reading my ramblings.. <3
So far, I've completed a whole course online and starting on my second one, it's a good fit for me and I'm learning a lot. And yes, the courses I'm taking is geared towards something I can do anywhere that I hope some day will provide some income, remotely.
I've also taken my daughter under my wing with budgeting, holding class even, haha. We've gone over and nit-picked and devised a very workable budget for her and her bf and she's on fire with it. We've also done some comparison shopping for food, since food is a big budget item. I've showed her many times in the past how to shop sales, but until someone 'wants' to learn it, it probably won't stick. I've paired making out a list with sale items, we went and compared them to Walmart and got prices, then went to get the items from the store with the sales, and then sat down and added the totals up. It was a $12 save, but everything adds up. We then diced and flash froze some onions and peppers for the freezer than I had gotten on sale, then she saw me completely make a Mexican dinner pretty much out of stuff I had in the freezer or pantry. I tested her on what I used and which of it was stuff I had bought on sale and used.
We've also hit the thrift store twice this week, she found a 12v small crockpot for $3 that she's going to send with her bf for hot lunches. We had contemplated buying the 12v oven, but since we were saving money, this was a great find. He had been eating out every day to the tune of about $15 a day. His burritos he took with him today was a big hit. I scored a small cast iron skillet that was perfect, size and seasoned for $3, as well. Along with this, each a coat and me a few winter shirts.
Today we hit the next town over that has a junk store, didn't find any treasures, but we had a nice lunch out at the café at the Ramada Inn... best dang hamburgers yummm!!! And then it was the library back in our town, where I had her pick out at least one book on money. Every day so far I've given her tests over what she's learned, lol, I'm such a meanie.
And I've read... a lot! I can't believe how freeing this is... I literally skipped into the kitchen yesterday, just from happiness. I really can't even imagine, nor will I ever want to ever work as a slave chained to a desk being miserable every second. I don't know how anyone does it, I really don't. They don't know any other way? I don't know.
I know right now I've got it pretty good, not needing an income, having no bills, and believe me, I'm grateful. So where I am at, now, I will try to align my life here forward to never been sucked in to the system, that Matrix they tell you everyone must do. I don't ever want to own another house or be tied to a soul sucking job I resent to pay for a house. Am going to work towards figuring out a way to earn an income doing what I like and on MY time and wherever I want. If my living conditions change, I will be full time mobile, one way or another. I've tasted some freedom and now will never want to lose it.
If you've read this far, thanks for reading my ramblings.. <3
The Tightwad Gazette I found in '05, the complete edition, I've read the entire thing no less than 3 times. Although outdated, her thinking is the real lesson. TMMO is kind of what set me on fire back then, I've been a Dave Ramsey fan and have tried to get converts, haha. Going so far as to buy his books for gifts and just randomly handing them out to those that it might help. YMoYL was very good, as well. The relationship with how your time at work correlates to what you buy and if it's worth it is priceless.
