Thursday, February 28, 2019

Not counting chickens before they are hatched

Or, don't spend the money before you earn it.

I've always been pretty good about being financially conservative.  It is especially important now, as I have a job where I don't get paid if I don't go to work.  There are no vacation days or any other "paid days off".  I either show up and get a paycheck or I don't get paid.  I'm not upset or complaining, just making sure we all understand the reality.

Our first snow day in the middle of January I was supposed to work.  A day of pay gone.  At the end of January, I was scheduled for 1-1/2 of the three days we were off.  More pay lost.  Last Wednesday was another snow day, and another day of not being paid.  I was disappointed when I had a job for last Friday that was cancelled, but I was extremely grateful that I was able to pick up another job for that day.  I just received notification that a job for next week has been cancelled as well.  I was only scheduled for three days, and I'm disappointed that one of them would be cancelled.  As always though, there is absolutely nothing I can do about it, and if I have a few days off, hopefully I will get some things accomplished.

This is why it is super important that I don't spend money before I have actually earned it!

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