Thread: My sig explained (finally..and it's a fricken' novel)

Originally Posted by Sidewalksalvage

HELL YEAH! (you need to update your sig!)

I can't. "undefined authentication type."

Originally Posted by wizardPC

Now, this is important and everyone should pay attention:
I was so afraid of the amount of debt that I had that I felt like I had to take the first job that was offered to me. I never interviewed with the other company because I couldn't take the chance of NOT getting that job when I already had guaranteed income.

You are not the only one.
I made that same decision years ago. A guaranteed job/income to payoff college debt while gave up other chance/opportunity.
I got a little lucky a year later because of a very understanding/good boss. He was a 2 months new boss (old boss left) to the yearly review date. He look up my stuff and the first word he asked me "What they pay you less than a QA"? I'm a programmer. Within 2 month working together, of course he knews what I could and couldn't do. Well, the paycheck after the next, my salary was double. I mean 100% increase. Well, that was during the dot boom. The boss got layoff year later including other 60% of the staff. I also got layoff 4 months later with the rest of the staff. The company shutdown the door a month after.
During that almost 3 years with the company, I was able to payoff 10K CC, 15K student loan, and some $$ borrow from parents years ago for the purchase of the Supra. And able to save enough for a house down payment. I was able to do that cuz I own a freaking reliable car. Do most of the maintainance, repair work myself. No drinking, no clubbing (little party here and there), no carPC yet , no gold-digger g/f. I live with my parent and paid their mortgage (in return of the money I borrowed before).
Another lucky thing I have was haven't go into unemployment yet. I was able to get the current job before getting layoff from the previous one with a huge drop in salary. Well that was much, much better than getting unemployment check. And you know, it really tuff to get programming job in Socal after 9/11. In fact, I was working 2 fulltime jobs for a bout a month. Man that was tuff.

wizardPC, kudos to your debt reduction process.

Changed your sig for you. You have done an incredible job of getting that debt down! Just a *little* further and you will be DEBT-FREE!

Originally Posted by wizardPC

Okay, here we go again:

Debt as of 4/18/2007: $3,923.37

Debt as of 5/2/2007: $2,928.07

Did I mention I got engaged last weekend?

Congrats!!!
It won't be too hard to get her debt down, b/c you'll have more income combined, and you can continue to live just as frugally......
Good Luck though

Originally Posted by wizardPC

Debt as of 5/2/2007: $2,928.07

Did I mention I got engaged last weekend?

Bad luck ol' chap.






Oh sorry I mean congratulations.

Originally Posted by Moneyfink

Congrats!!!
It won't be too hard to get her debt down, b/c you'll have more income combined, and you can continue to live just as frugally......
Good Luck though

Surely you jest don't you?

Have you never had a relationship with a woman?


Do you not know any woman?

Congrats Wiz!!

Originally Posted by wizardPC

Did I mention I got engaged last weekend?

And you were doing so good on your debt too.... Did you want at least a little time debt free?

We're getting married in June of 2008, so I'll be debt free for about a year when we get hitched. Unfortunately, all my extra money from being debt free will be going to cashflow the wedding.