After securing part time employment for the transition and crunching the numbers, that's when the reality that this is possible really sunk in. It was time to tell my employer what was going on. The Letter of ResignationRejection sucks. I once read somewhere...
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How I Quit My Job: Part I
While it seems that I've quit my job all of a sudden, there was some planning before I finally turned in my resignation.Part I of this series is how I got my part time job. I timed this perfectly with tourist season so I would be more likely to find part...
Why I Quit My Job
A summary of the last few days in my life: Holy. Crap.Monday, I did something absolutely shocking for the mild-mannered newspaper personality I cultivate at work. I turned in my resignation. My last day of work is May 15. The biggest question I've gotten is why....
Off To New York City!
It's official, I am off to New York City! I have scheduled a series of posts for my time away, some which are going to be surprising. I will be checking my email and moderating comments but please give me until Monday or Tuesday to get back to you if...
Too Cute Tuesday: Origami
It's a rainy Tuesday night here at Craft Central and with my leaving on vacation, we wanted to have a fun, easy, slightly nostalgic craft for tonight. Enter those fond elementary school memories of origami! (Spatial = Nicole is terrible at it, just ask her seventh...
The Best Tofu Recipe Ever
Tofu is one of my favorite protein staples. At $2.50 a pound (or sometimes less), it beats the price of most every meat out there. Plus it's really versatile. I am about to go on vacation and rather then go grocery shopping, I am having a few random meals to clean out...
Three Things I Learned Booking A Last Minute Plane Ticket
I'm not sure if I mentioned this yet but my friend Robby and I are flying to NYC for a long long weekend (a long weekend would be like a Friday to a Monday but we're leaving on Wednesday so I think the extra "long" fits in there). Robby and I are...
Financial Advice From Nonfinancial Places
I was perusing meat at the grocery store the other day when I overheard two youngish guys talking with each other (Late high school? Early college? Hard to say):"Dude, I telling you, you buy a chicken and roast and then you can eat it for like a week. It's...
I Bought Myself Flowers… Just Because
There are times that I realize that I'm not really that hard core of a personal finance blogger. I do watch my spending pretty closely and tend not to buy things when it comes down to a decision. But if my mind keeps coming back to a purchase, I tend to rethink...