Posted by alexandra_k on October 26, 2013, at 22:33:04
In reply to Re: extra money » alexandra_k, posted by Partlycloudy on October 26, 2013, at 8:51:27
> It's a great feeling to know there is a little bit more coming in, plus having a positive, wanted for change coming, and being able to plan a few purchases for yourself and no one else.
That is my life, the way I like it. If I wanted to worry about other people I'd get a partner and have kids.
The little bit more coming in is huge. It is the difference between only just having enough to meet basic needs (mostly). and sometimes making poor choices (e.g., giving in to coffee temptation so running out of food totally half a day before pay day). and having a little bit more so i can have little things like the odd coffee or beer or coffee machine purchase to look forward to / appreciate. the latter... well... it can be easily taken for granted sometimes. but when you have had to have gone without it for a while when you get something like that back you realize it is a huge part of being / feeling human. which is, i guess, why people make poor choices sometimes. to try and forget...
anyway... yeah. habitable living environment coming up. enough money to eat nutritiously with some good planning. a little bit extra for those extra things that help one feel human. life is good.
after the hell i've been through over this last year or so i am really really happy for this.
there is this complaint that our brightest seem to be leaving... part of why they do that (i've realized) is because they are often treated like sh*t here. this opportunity... the fact that they are going to leave me be to get on with my life for the next 2 years...
is... all very reasonable, i have to say. it makes me feel... like i might want to stay here and help make things better for others after all.
the whole point is... i'm not going to get a partner or kids to look after. i'm territorial and i need my own territory and i need people to keep the f*ck out of it. once i have that space...
then i get this urge to help others, though. i would like a vocation that helps. not just a job. see... i don't need to balance work and life. not if you are passionate about your work.
meh.
i don't think people understand this / are supposed to understand this anymore.
is this really such a minority thing or is it just that all the people feeling this way left / it is considered an un pc way to be?
i don't understand.
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