Despite the glib and hopeful tone of the last post, the jubiltion inherent in finding new work has been marred by recent events. I'm glad I thought twice about my day job, as it turns out that the new contracts I picked up have proven to be less than I hoped for. Don't get me wrong; they're still useful for some supplemental income, and I intend to do my work there to my fullest. It's just not all the pay I had hoped for.
It's not the client's fault: the pay is as-indicated in the postings to which i responded. It's just that one of the gigs pays over time and is a great long-term investment, and the other is currently unable to provide me with enough articles to make any decent money. So, what has become a previously hopeful outlook has faded to "ok honey, how quickly can we scramble out of this hole we've just fallen into?"
I'm trying not to assign blame, but it's hard. There are a lot of people who are indirectly responsible not only for our plight but for millions of people in California and the rest of the nation who are suffering similar budget woes. I won't name names, but those responsible: I hope you got coal in your stockings. No wait, strike that: coal is useful for generating power and making steel. I hope you got a bunch of past-due bills and bogus credit card offers in your stockings. HA!
Bottom line: Give it a little time before you take the plunge and ditch your day job. In today's next-worse-thing-to-the Great Depression economy, you can never be too sure of your financial fotting unless you're rich. And if you're rich, give me a grant.
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