She cooks and cleans so I don't have to... Where were you when I explained that? :) Though really, the amount of money that goes to supporting Tiff is _tiny_, even including food.
She also has a slipped disk in her back and is phobic of driving, both of which limit her job options, in addition to not having any trade skills. > Yeah, girls gotta get a job, what's she do all day? > -- > Tim Heald > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 703-300-3911 > -----Original Message----- > From: Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:42 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: frustrated... > gf with no job and your bitching about money. > sounds like a led zepplin song to me dog.. > tw > On 3/22/06, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> 3 kids, 1 ex and 1 girlfriend. And okay, yes, the >> girlfriend is my >> bag, and I support her 'cause she hasn't really worked in >> the 5 yrs >> since we've been together, but I don't believe it's my >> place to tell >> someone to get a job (and the only thing that >> accomplishes with my ex >> is it makes it harder for me to talk to my kids), and she >> helps me out >> by letting me get more work done instead of having to do >> laundry or >> dishes or cook for myself. :) It's not like either of us >> feel that's >> "her place", it's just a convenient arrangement and she's >> happy to >> help me get more hours toward my own goals. >> >> I've not hired a lawyer in the last 5 years because >> ::drum-roll:: >> can't afford one. How am I supposed to afford a lawyer if >> I can't >> hardly pay the bills I already have? Beyond that I've met >> numerous >> divorced fathers who've spent thousands and thousands of >> dollars >> basically just throwing money down the toilet trying to >> find an >> attorney who either can or will do anything to help them >> with their >> divorce problems. I'm reasonably convinced that if there >> is such a >> person, he's too busy to accept me as a client even if I >> could afford >> his exhorbitant fees ('cause he'll definately be the most >> expensive >> attorney on this planet). >> >> Got me a vassectomy right after my ex and I split up... I >> keep it >> under my... well, you know where I keep it. :) >> >> As I've said, a number of stupid decisions made when I >> was a kid, like >> getting married to the wrong woman and not being adamant >> about waiting >> a while to have kids, both of which fed into how I fouled >> up my chance >> to have a degree. >> >> > Shit man, sounds like you need a better lawyer, not a >> > better job. >> >> > How many kids you got bro? >> >> > Maybe need to throw a vestictamy as well. >> >> >> > -- >> > Tim Heald >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > 703-300-3911 >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 1:10 PM >> > To: CF-Community >> > Subject: RE: frustrated... >> >> > You can, but I can't. The difference is that I support >> > a family of 6 >> > with 2 separate living spaces (apartments in both >> > cases) on a single >> > income. I would LOVE for that to be a luxury, like the >> > Mazerati I'm >> > not trying to get myself into, and be able to just say >> > "you know >> > what, we don't need 2 homes", but people and laws >> > prevent me from >> > making that decision. >> > Or for that matter >> > from even reducing the cost of the 2nd living space >> > any. >> >> >> I don't have a degree, and make significantly more >> >> than $80K right >> >> now. >> >> >> BTW I lived her eon $60K with two kids and a wife and >> >> two car >> >> payments. >> >> It's not as expensive as some people are making it out >> >> to be. I >> >> mean, you live in the burbs and ride a train, it isn't >> >> that bad. I >> >> just went to contract on a house here for 482,600. >> >> It's in >> >> Columbia MD, So it'll be a commute, compared to the >> >> rental we live >> >> in in Alexandria. >> >> >> -- >> >> Tim Heald >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> 703-300-3911 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Scott Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:34 PM >> >> To: CF-Community >> >> Subject: RE: frustrated... >> >> >> Keep looking, I don't have a degree, and while I'm not >> >> making $80k >> >> I'm doing alright.. >> >> >> >> >> Thanks >> >> >> Scott >> >> >> Scott A. Stewart >> >> Webmaster/ Developer >> >> GlobalNet Services, Inc >> >> >> http://www.gnsi.com >> >> 11820 Parklawn Dr >> >> Rockville, MD 20852 >> >> Voice: (301) 770-9610 x 335 >> >> Fax: (301) 770-9611 >> >> >> The information contained in this message may be >> >> privileged, >> >> confidential, and protected from disclosure. If the >> >> reader of this >> >> message is not the intended recipient, or any employee >> >> or agent >> >> responsible for delivering this message to the >> >> intended recipient, >> >> you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >> >> distribution, or >> >> copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. >> >> If you have >> >> received this communication in error, please notify us >> >> immediately >> >> by replying to the message and deleting it from your >> >> computer. >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: S. Isaac Dealey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2006 12:34 PM >> >> To: CF-Community >> >> Subject: RE: frustrated... >> >> >>> I'm telling you man, you need to move to DC. The >> >>> salaries are >> >>> much better than that, the killer is the housing >> >>> costs though. >> >> >> I'm talking to recruiters about jobs in DC. >> >> >> I was actually thinking about a company that I >> >> contacted directly >> >> because I'm personally interested in the company (not >> >> because I saw >> >> them post a job description), where the hiring manager >> >> told me not >> >> only that they don't hire people without degrees (with >> >> one >> >> exception), but that he didn't think my min. DC salary >> >> of $80k >> >> would be reasonable and that he'd be hard pressed to >> >> get me $70k >> >> for a full-time job. I can't live on less than $80k in >> >> DC! I've >> >> checked the market and done the math, and asside from >> >> the fact that >> >> I can't pay bills there for any less, $80k makes me a >> >> bargain in >> >> that market! >> >> >> Admittedly, it doesn't help that I still have 2+ hrs >> >> drive to get >> >> there and at the moment have no money for relocation. >> >> I didn't have >> >> any money for relocation when I came to >> >> Charlottesville, I got an >> >> advance, and then had to take a pay cut to work here, >> >> so you can >> >> imagine how much I've saved up to help me move from >> >> here to DC. But >> >> if they discount me for not having a degree, their not >> >> paying >> >> relocation becomes moot. >> >> >> >> s. isaac dealey 434.293.6201 >> >> new epoch : isn't it time for a change? >> >> >> add features without fixtures with >> >> the onTap open source framework >> >> >> http://www.fusiontap.com >> >> http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> ~~~ >> >> ~ >> >> >> >> >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> > ~~~ >> > >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201198 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
