Summer Banks
A quick rundown.
This is where we're starting from:
Regular Sources of Income:
Job at Sony Computer Entertainment, care of Nelson: $14/hour at 37 hours/week.
Job at Starbucks Coffee: $9.50/hour at 17 hours/week, plus weekly tips at ~$25.
Internet endeavors: $nothing, yet!
Expenses:
Rent: $600/month to share a studio.
Nine monthly credit card bills: ~$300/month.
Transportation on train and bus: $100/month.
Utilities (internet/water): $80/month.
Storage unit: $70/month.
Cell phone: $30/month.
Debts:
Estimated student loan debt: $75,000.
Estimated credit card debt: $13,000.
Debt to ex-girlfriend: $1900.
Debt to George, a friend: $100.
Recent candidates for accusations of idiocy:
Trip to Tokyo, Japan: $550 airfare, $150 accommodations, ~$150 food and drink?
Forthcoming causes for worry:
- Iceland! Food? Bills? Will I even be able to buy myself a single beer?!
- Money to store my broken car somewhere? (Repairing is currently OOTQ.)
- Moving truck rental
- New storage unit costs
- Where will I live when I get back? How long until I can afford a rent payment?
- September: need to get to Japan to present lecture at DiGRA games research conference.
Regular Sources of Income:
Job at Sony Computer Entertainment, care of Nelson: $14/hour at 37 hours/week.
Job at Starbucks Coffee: $9.50/hour at 17 hours/week, plus weekly tips at ~$25.
Internet endeavors: $nothing, yet!
Expenses:
Rent: $600/month to share a studio.
Nine monthly credit card bills: ~$300/month.
Transportation on train and bus: $100/month.
Utilities (internet/water): $80/month.
Storage unit: $70/month.
Cell phone: $30/month.
Debts:
Estimated student loan debt: $75,000.
Debt to ex-girlfriend: $1900.
Debt to George, a friend: $100.
Recent candidates for accusations of idiocy:
Trip to Tokyo, Japan: $550 airfare, $150 accommodations, ~$150 food and drink?
Forthcoming causes for worry:
- Iceland! Food? Bills? Will I even be able to buy myself a single beer?!
- Money to store my broken car somewhere? (Repairing is currently OOTQ.)
- Moving truck rental
- New storage unit costs
- Where will I live when I get back? How long until I can afford a rent payment?
- September: need to get to Japan to present lecture at DiGRA games research conference.
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Techbreak
I don't envy you, though... nine credit cards? I assume you're making minimum payments? You'll be in debt forever!
ICONOCLASTEROID
Tokenspark: Super Capsule Tokyo Blast!!!
But as the blog matures I hope to impart some of my debt philosophies.
Anyway, I'll explain this in a proper post, but I'm certainly "betting the farm" on my entire life. Only a few more degrees to go and maybe I'll be earning enough money to dig myself out. All the debt is the result of education. Thank you, American university system.
Or I could get Dugg and Slashdotted and con...er... enlighten people to Paypal me some frickin' help.
filmpeek
Great blog, you got an amusing style...
I feel ya, trust me =)
Cheers,
peeker
College of Cash
But I see from this post you have more student loan debt than me, and that almost makes me feel better! jkjk!!
ICONOCLASTEROID
Tokenspark: Super Capsule Tokyo Blast!!!