Well, after several great weeks, this last week was quiet, and no progress was made. However, we have several things in the works. My husband begins his full-time job today, so we will see a little bump in income. He is also working on applying for a grant that will fund his post-doc position, and he is wrapping up his dissertation with the hopes of sending it to all of his committee members by early June. Finally, there seems to be a large ray of light at the end of this journey to his Ph.D. We will both be so glad when we can enter a new phase of life.
In about 3 to 4 weeks, I will have to turn in my official resignation at work. I have not made any money from my job in 2011, so I know we can survive without my paycheck, but it still is a bit scary to let go of the security of a full-time job. I know this is for the best, and I am excited to finally cut the ties, but I do feel just a tiny bit of apprehension.
I have filed the necessary paperwork for my son’s school to apply for financial aid; the application has been processed, and I will hear in the next few weeks what we will be expected to pay next school year. Whew! June is looking like a busy month full of life changing events!
Thus far, I have $691.25 saved for June expenses, and there is still one more week left in May. I may still make more progress this month. At any rate, we will be very close to meeting all of our expenses for June without dipping into savings. Yeah!!
Check out my other updates from The Saved Quarter Challenge:
My Goals for The Saved Quarter Challenge
Update #1, saved $204.60
Update #3, saved $14 & bartered more
Update #16, No Progress This Week
I am enjoying reading about your efforts in this challenge…I’m a little confused though: how do you have a job that isn’t bringing in any income?
That is a bit confusing, isn’t it? I am on a leave of absence from the birth of my daughter 13 months ago. I was paid for 4 months of the leave, but since January 1st of this year, it has been an unpaid leave of absence.