application deadline blues
Spent no dollars today. And I sold an old bike rack for a car via craigslist for 10 bucks. I need to find the time to post more stuff to craigslist. Especially hydroponic equipment. Won’t…
Spent no dollars today. And I sold an old bike rack for a car via craigslist for 10 bucks. I need to find the time to post more stuff to craigslist. Especially hydroponic equipment. Won’t…
Spent 3 bucks on a cup of green tea at work, but skipped lunch, so it balances out. Didn’t buy a pizza this weekend, but bought two books; one on van conversions and one on…
I’m pretty hooked on hot showers. I got in the shower after working out this evening, and the water hadn’t quite gotten warm yet. I didn’t like it. I’ve done cold showers before, like in…
Old friend of mine in LA got tickets to the Stones in May of next year, and invited me to come along. I just dropped almost 300 on plane tickets. This was more than I…
Working late today. Staying on campus because I’m the faculty sponsor for the campus chapter of AWM (Association of Women in Mathematics), and some of the officers organized a “derivative bee” together with the AMS…
Didn’t spend a dollar today. I wanted pizza for lunch, but stuck it out. And I gained a few pounds back over the break…not working out and going out to eat a lot (on Mom’s…
Had family drive up for thanksgiving. That’s always a bit challenging. Managed to get through a visit without spending much (maybe 50), which is good. Also talked to my country brother about my van ideas. …
Didn’t spend an extraneous dollar today. Worked a bit late and snagged a cupcake from a seminar being held next to my office. Did get paid, and dropped 1,000 on credit card debt. Inside of…
Didn’t spend a dollar today, outside of normal bills (rent, phone, etc). Teaching full time is emotionally exhausting. Way back when I was an undergrad, I met an artist at an airport, and we talked…
I’m starting this blog as a daily (or near daily) log of my attempts to realize a dream I’ve had for a while, one that involves being financially independent to work on my own projects…