I just had to layoff our piano teacher. It was harder than I thought it would be. However, he cost more than the Entergy bill and the first year of opening a business is not very lucrative so we are making cuts. I hope to hire him back one day but for now, I'll just have to plug away with the kids on out beautiful piano by myself (like I have the discipline for that ....).
I recently wrote to a friend that if I had known that I would be this broke at 35, I would have continued to live with my parents. On the other hand, I forced myself to take stock of what I do have the other day: two working cars (one paid for anyway), a house with $100K in equity (not many people in this country can say that), passive income from our rental, my health, kids, and a house full of working appliances (for now). Comparitively, I'm not bad off but typical of life, the moment I think that I get a foothold to pull myself up and build up a nest egg, something knocks me back.
I want to clarify that I still have the housekeeper. The cable will go before she does. She keeps me sane even if she comes only every other week.
I recently heard that if a new law firm can stick around for three years, it will be established and lucrative in the long run. We have two and half more years to go -- that's the same time that I graduate from school and ideally get a good job. 2015 is going to kick ass.
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