New Job - New Outlook

Tomorrow i start a new job as a Senior IT Support Engineer. I'm excited by the prospect of working for this company because it's been around for over 20 years. I used to remember hearing their commercials either on the radio or on TV when i was younger. The salary is in the middle of the range that i had given them for what i was willing to offer which was honestly 10k more than i was expecting. I'm cautiously optimistic that i might have a chance of being at this job for longer than a few months. In 2025 i got two jobs but neither one lasted more than a month. I would personally like to be at this job for at least 10 years. 10 years from now I'll be 50... and I'm thinking that if i could stay at a job for that long, it would give both Katie and I a while to enjoy some stability. I am thinking it is going to take around 3-4 years to get us out of the debt that we've been in for quite some time. Most of our debt repayment had to get placed on hold last year because i didn't have a high enough income throughout the year. 

This past Friday around 11:30am i was struck by a MAC Truck on the highway. He claimed his wheel seized and he started to drift into my lane and struck the Driver Side of the car. He damaged both the front and rear doors, as well as nearly took the rear bumper off before pushing my car into a snow bank. I wanted away fine and i'm not exactly feeling any pains or aches from the crash, so I'm likely not going to get a lawyer and sue. It did change my outlook though. Going from an negative headspace to one of thanks and positivity. I coulda been killed, but the fact i could walk away from the accident with not even a cut on me is a good thing. As a result, Katie and I will be a one car house hold for the foreseeable future. It is going to take a toll on our relationship, But i am hoping that it works out for the best. I'll be at work from 6am until 6pm with the new job. Then at night, Katie will be working from 7pm to 10pm, and on the weekends she will be working a full 8 hours. Its going to make for a different time, and financial stressors aside, the question will be how long can we keep it up for before we start to miss each other during the week. I am thinking that if we went a full year without having to get another car - That would give us the best start for getting out of debt the fastest. What i can tell you is that i'm never going to buy a car again with zero down payment and an 18% interest rate. So if that means i have to save money to buy something outright, it would be a better use than paying 45k for a 20k car. 

Today I don't have a lot on the agenda. I want to buy Nicotine Patches as my quit day is today. (Once the pack is gone). And other than that i have to do Laundry so that i have clean clothes for the work week. I am thinking Dress Slacks, A collared shirt, and a sweater. At least throughout the winter until it gets warmer outside. I'll worry about my tattoo's showing in the spring. I'm probably going to have more time to write more at least for February. I figure with the wife being out all night... I'm either going to setup a structured routine of fitness and writing... or I'm going to go stir crazy. Either way the time will pass.

 

That's all I have for today,

 

Take care 

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