A Day in the Life & How We Afford It
Life is lovely. Why we didn’t have to freak out when we lost our jobs.
Life is lovely. Why we didn’t have to freak out when we lost our jobs.
What if your single source of income was cut off today? What if you lost your job or had to move in 24 hours? Think about it. May 12, 2015 BIG NEWS! Today is our one month and three day anniversary of our current employment status: Unemployed. On April 9th, my husband, Adam and I were working at a water services company in North Dakota, and then on that same day, we weren’t. Quick Background: We both finished 4+ years of active duty service in the Navy in October 2014. (Go Navy. Beat Army.) Last November we got married, and in January 2015 we started two new and exciting jobs in the Wild Wild West of North Dakota. We were both eager to make our mark in our first jobs as civilians and in the oil and gas industry, but what we anticipated being a five to seven year saga quickly became a 3 month gig. Harsh Reality: We spent A LOT of our savings on our wedding and then even more on a lovely three-week honeymoon to Paris and London. …