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Heres the run down. My wife is horrible with money any money we have we will spend even money we don’t have. Her dad tells me every time he visits that I have to keep an eye on her or she will suck us both dry. Right now its gotten to the point where we have too much debt. We arent flat broke but I dont want to keep living pay check to paycheck with out any kind of savings.

So I came up with a few rules which I dont think are unreasonable. First thing we do is shop for food. Then after we have groceries out of the way the next thing we do is pay all of the bills. Once the bills clear any money we have left over I don’t have a problem if she spends it. This also leaves us plenty of room for incidentals like gas and maybe the occasional snack. When things are done this way we end up having an additional 200 a check left over.
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8-9 (approx) months ago, the firm I work for hired a new attorney to help with the load of cases we were getting. Her duties include attending hearings, discovery, etc… Now, she didn’t pass the bar in CA, but has licensing in some other state. She’s paid by the hour and a percentage off cases she’s worked on.

I’m the head attorney’s personal assistant/legal aid and have been sort of a manager around here because he’s been in and out of the hospital. Since I know how things work around here, most things go through me first for some sort of approval.
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I have massive student loans and the job and money outlook are not so good. Oh God what am I going to do?

Not to mention I neglected every other damn aspect of my life in hopes that I could build a successful career. So I have no dating life, don’t hang out with friends, no outside interests. I’m an empty shell of a human being. What am I going to do?
How massive is massive?

What is your degree in and how are you searching? Are you limiting yourself to dream careers or to a single location?
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I have a similar thread like this on a separate religious forum, and I figured I would give it a shot here on the OT. Here it goes:

My name is Kurt, and I believe strongly in the power of prayer and faith. I am willing to pray for those who are suffering or are having difficulties in life at this moment.

I will pray for you for the time-frame of a few days if you want me to.

If you would like me to do this for you or for anyone you know, please send me a PM and I would be happy to do this for anyone
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Im putting this here because I don’t know what else to do right now.

My father was diagnosed in december with mesothelioma. 2 weeks ago he had his left lung taken out a rib and some internal lining in an effort to remove the cancer from his body. We ( me and my whole family) are from New Orleans but the best hospital for his particular condition is in Boston which is where he had his surgery and is still currently. He was doing so well in the 9 days following the surgery but has since hit a major bump in the road. His body is producing to much fluid and they are having a hard time keeping it under control. I went up this past weekend to visit but it just isnt enough. I cant stand being this far away while all this is going on and I can’t take off of work. All day long I live in fear my mom is going to call and tell me he just wasn’t strong enough. To make matters worse I can’t show her how scared I am because as an only child I feel like I have to be the strong one because she is so scared. The thought of loosing my dad is more than I can take but it’s always there. I guess im not looking for any advice just needed to vent a little I suppose. Thanks for listening OT
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Last month I moved to Dallas from Waco.

I moved to Waco a year and a half prior from Los Angeles to attend grad school. While there, I had no trouble making friends- people I was in class with clicked with me, I met their friends, life was good.

Now, I’m not finding I’m having the same luck here. Part of the issue is my job; I’m a logistics manager for a large retail company, and have to be at work 5 days a week at 3:30am so we can get the truck unloaded by opening. I get home about 2:30 in the afternoon, exhausted as hell. I have to get to bed by 8 in order to make it to work the next day.
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[i have a friend who has been complaining about being ugly forever... first year of college, still a virgin, blah blah... the problem is thats its kind of true, and its really not a matter of getting some nice clothes, haircut or working out - you know what I mean?
Anyway he never made any friends there, insists he acts outgoing, etc… just no reciprocal interest. no girls, had this one friend zone for a while that was like his best friend, average looking girl that eventually found herself and now cut him off, he says shes hanging out with lots of other ppl now, hanging out with handsome guys, and even before she would make comments that this or that dude is cute, etc… which really fucks with him.
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I’m 21, I’m a college student, I have two jobs and I have shit insurance. I’ve only been with two guys total and I got HPV even after taking Gardasil when i was 15.

Now I have high grade lesions on my cervix, having a child will be difficult (either it wont happen or i’ll miscarry) and the lesions are pre-cancerous and all the way into my tubes.

I just got off the phone with the hospital and my insurance only covers UP TO 1500, everything after is my responsibility. My surgery costs 6k.
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I think I’m writing this because I believe it will help me come to terms with my thoughts, my feelings, and it will give me something grounding to fall back on. Maybe I will look back at myself and shake my head for being such an idiot. Maybe I’ll be glad I preserved a moment in time where I thought a certain way about certain things in life. Either way, the reason I’m writing this is selfish, although I do write it without embarrassment if someone I know were to accidentally find this, and really find out who I am.
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I may have mentioned that I was laid off on December 3rd 2010; exactly 90 days later, I got a job offer from an A-list consulting company and I accepted. I signed a lease on an apartment later that week, and I officially "moved in" on March 19th. In the span of three weeks or so, I’ve gone from owning a computer and a mountain bike and a desk chair to owning most of the stuff a household needs to operate effectively. Don’t have a couch yet, so I’m sitting on the floor of my living room, having just finished watching a movie on my 46" TV, writing this post. Still slowly wrapping my head around the changes that have taken place. It’s not the first time I’ve lived away from my parents, nor the first time I’ve lived alone, but it is the first time I’ve been completely self-supporting. Am I a grownup now?
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