Posted by laima on October 7, 2006, at 11:10:25 [reposted on October 8, 2006, at 13:45:23 | original URL]
In reply to A plan of action, posted by notfred on October 7, 2006, at 10:29:29
Matt,
notfred's got some great ideas and experiences that he's sharing!
As for the cell phone- that's an awsome idea! And you know, they have some decent ones where you don't need any contract, references, or credit check- they are pay-as-you-go, and of course, you can make long distance calls on them if you wish. They also have voice mail, texting- whatever you like. I think the service isn't quite as crystal clear or as perfect as a "real" phone- but it's absolutely adequate. I got one- I'm not a big phone talker and didn't want any monthly contract- I got it at Best Buy or some place like that, and buy cards of minutes at the Walgreens, Target, or wherever- whenever I need to load it up. A number of brands make them- mine is a tracfone and I've never had any trouble reloading it or anything- it's just a bit of a clunker and often doesn't work in Manhatten, but I actually don't care because I don't use it that much, and just get to a payphone when I need to. (No problems in the fine city of Chicago.) The pay-as-you-go route might be an easy, doable way for you to get a phone- even today! You'd probably spend less than 100$, and you've told us you have a job. If you don't have 100$ today, maybe you'll have it as soon as you get paid. It would be money well spent. A solid and very valuable step forward.
Consider- when you make your new pdoc appointments-call the pharmacy-look for an apartment to share- whatever- you can list your OWN phone number, and your mom would be totally out of it. She'd have no idea who you are calling, or who is calling you, or even when. Those phones, of course, even have "silent" options for added privacy. And you could even go sit in the park to talk and take care of your business on a nice day.
not fred's got a great tip on that PO box, too! I wish I thought of that when I was 18, 19 and mom felt priveleged to read my mail...back in the day right before email and cell phones-- so that meant love letters from boyfriends she dissaproved of and messages from "wild, hooligan" friends, too. She sure liked to wave those around and quote from them! Geez. Sit back Matt, and take a moment to thank god for email and cell phones :)
I still vote for bank account as one of your top steps, too.
Best wishes, and good luck Matt!!!
Laima
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