tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post5906878527680510136..comments2023-11-01T23:47:40.024-07:00Comments on South County Girl: Weekly Updates (Spending & Money Goals)South County Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-38077792462374604032012-06-14T15:02:13.543-07:002012-06-14T15:02:13.543-07:00When he's not wood turning, he plays fishwife ...When he's not wood turning, he plays fishwife and takes care of the house and stuff so when I come home we can have time together. Dishes, Laundry, vacume... I just leave him a list and he works his way through it.<br /><br />we cook together most days, or we end up with just an entree and no sides, lol.<br /><br />If there isn't much to do around the house he doesn't have to kill much time if he sleeps in a bit since i'm home from work at 1:30pm most days and then we keep each other company.South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-38798743469511644632012-06-14T09:55:35.705-07:002012-06-14T09:55:35.705-07:00Too bad you are married 'cuz he would qualify ...Too bad you are married 'cuz he would qualify for a fee waiver at the community college since he has no income. Also would probably qualify for a Cal Grant and Pell Grant. But you probably make too much for that to happen. Doesn't hurt to check it out. He can always just take a couple classes and do the pen stuff on the side. I'm a firm believer in doing something to keep busy. How does he occupy his time during the day? Although, it would be kind of nice to have a house husband who cooks and cleans! Always said I could do the whole commute/long work hour thing if I had a "wife" at home. DH didn't volunteer--just kept working. DARN!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-67878828347371234692012-06-14T04:37:55.430-07:002012-06-14T04:37:55.430-07:00The short story--- no degree.
SCB's parents mo...The short story--- no degree.<br />SCB's parents moved around a lot during his last 2 years of high school and then a bit after he graduated. (Which was when he had his bad depressed period in life and when the shoplifting incident happened at 19).<br /><br />So he didn't start school right away and instead was working 2 jobs and getting a feel for what was going on. Eventually he decided he should do college and started slowly taking a couple of classes here and there in a computer related field. When he did a full semester, he bombed most of his classes because it was too much for him at that point.<br /><br />So right now he probably has enough credits to be a sophomore. We have talked about him going to the community college to finish his AA, but we haven't enrolled him. He's not sure if school would be a good fit and we don't have the money to send him part time because he isn't able to work right now and I we don't believe in student loan debt. We also wanted to see if the pen turning would work out first before we talk about maybe a trade school.South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-52925441285003018232012-06-13T13:46:36.016-07:002012-06-13T13:46:36.016-07:00What is his skill set? Does he have a marketable ...What is his skill set? Does he have a marketable degree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-6146171880741954842012-06-12T14:11:55.056-07:002012-06-12T14:11:55.056-07:00That's the plan.... its just finding the extra...That's the plan.... its just finding the extra money to toss at it!South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-30756624566924569912012-06-12T14:11:16.723-07:002012-06-12T14:11:16.723-07:00That's how he got his last job-- told the guy ...That's how he got his last job-- told the guy straight up about it and the guy told him he would give him a fair shot and he got the job... <br /><br />But SCB was also offered 3 jobs from people/business whom he had explained the misdemeanor to in the interview and on the application who said it wouldn't be a problem... only to then rescind the job offer. <br /><br />Since it's only 9-10 months until its gone for good and off his record, we have kind of stopped really job hunting because we don't want to hit up all the local places who might hire him in 10 months when he applies and have been looking word of mouth and network wise to figure something out.South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-59775417237981429742012-06-12T12:59:59.775-07:002012-06-12T12:59:59.775-07:00My DH had a misdemeanor on his record and was tota...My DH had a misdemeanor on his record and was totally unaware of it--had to do with paying his business taxes late. It did come up after he'd been hired--the company understood why he didn't know but said they had a 100% truth on applications policy so he didn't get that job. After that, he made sure he explained in detail why he had a misdemeanor--no problems getting a job after that. Maybe your DH could try the same.<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-7288619556529576922012-06-12T12:35:36.146-07:002012-06-12T12:35:36.146-07:00Job well done! It is good that people are learning...Job well done! It is good that people are learning how to handle their finances responsibly. With a little self-discipline and strategy, many will find themselves out of debt in no time, especially in mortgages and loans. One trick in paying your mortgage faster is to make an extra payment every time you get a raise or earn extra cash. It will reduce your principal and minimize interest payments of the mortgage.Armandina Skerlhttp://tennessee.churchillmortgage.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-14982745654627253032012-06-12T04:46:24.049-07:002012-06-12T04:46:24.049-07:00That's the next step after Friday. Anything th...That's the next step after Friday. Anything that doesn't sell will get posted to the shop... but that's a great idea about adding crochet items to the shop as well. <br /><br />I make really cute flowers on stems and I can make critters :)South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-10533527129788821252012-06-11T20:54:09.003-07:002012-06-11T20:54:09.003-07:00You should upon up an etsy shop when you get a lit...You should upon up an etsy shop when you get a little more free time. Crochet stuff is popular on there. SCB should too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-569466884740879332012-06-11T18:15:27.333-07:002012-06-11T18:15:27.333-07:00SCB has a class C misdemeanor on his record that t...SCB has a class C misdemeanor on his record that the state of Utah won't let us remove until next year... even though the shoplifting happened when he was 19 and when he was at a bad place in his life...<br /><br />The hubby actually thought it was already removed from his record because he wasn't having issues finding work out in Utah after it happened... and when he relocated to California, we discovered it was still on there (ya, I knew about it ahead of time) and we can't apply to seal it until January 5th.<br /><br />He lucked into his last job by word of mouth and references, but then the economy went even worse for construction over the holidays and he got laid off and no one out here will hire him with the record still. So for the time being we are trying the wood turning/create your own job and see where it goes. If it doesn't pick up on Friday and we don't sell a decent amount then he's going to go back to Labor Ready and will try to wait in line for work at the day labor place. I know how much he hated that place so I didn't push him going there these past few months because i wanted to give him the opportunity to try out the pen turning business and get some self confidence back.<br /><br />He has an ongoing application in with Apple One since I know a gal who works there, but most of those gigs require a clean slate :(<br /><br />As for the Mormon bit, I get it. Thankfully, the missionaries for the most part have respected my space issue and haven't been trying to go past my comfort zones. I actually just watched a documentary on that the other night.South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-78949713158419461972012-06-11T15:50:33.575-07:002012-06-11T15:50:33.575-07:00Why isn't SCB working? I know he was laid off...Why isn't SCB working? I know he was laid off but can he not find another job? Just curious...<br />Be careful with the Mormons--very high pressure there. I know as I was once engaged to a Mormon guy. They do have some pretty strange ideas. Learned that Joseph Smith was a convicted con man in Illinois. Just saying...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-42716285014424896532012-06-11T13:30:39.061-07:002012-06-11T13:30:39.061-07:00I actually have!! If we get a consistent market ve...I actually have!! If we get a consistent market venue to sell at (preferably on a weekend so I could be there to help) then we may purchase another table to fit under the easy up.<br /><br />But for now, we only have a small 5 foot table we use so we are focusing on pens and stuff SCB makes.South County Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347142273473958671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5409437835427293169.post-24739352922085063572012-06-11T11:29:15.440-07:002012-06-11T11:29:15.440-07:00Have you thought about crocheting items to sell al...Have you thought about crocheting items to sell along side the pens? It may not be worth the time to you, since you just made a bunch and are enjoying your free time. Just a thought to consider though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com