I was excited to see my Challenge top 2K. But when I shared the “good news” with Mr. Bean yesterday, he said, “Really, that’s all you’ve made?” Typically when he says something contrary I get angry, but this time I just kind of chuckled and said, “Yes, I know!”
$2000 isn’t inconsequential, but when I think of all the babysitting and selling over the last 8 months, and all of the thought put into finding new babysitting jobs and finding new things to sell, I can’t help but think that it doesn’t amount to a very big hill of beans.
That being said, as a graduate student, my income isn’t very high. Stashing away this $20 Challenge money differentiates me from many of my grad student peers who end up going into debt during their graduate careers. But, it just really drives home the point that the best way to earn money is to have one decent paying job. The amount I’ve brought in over the last 8 months is roughly equivalent to the take home pay of one month of work for someone making 65K / year.
Maybe I’m just fatigued, but I’m looking forward to being back in the real working world again and just having ONE job with a decent salary!
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Congrats on not taking out a lot of student loans for grad school - it gives you a lot more flexibility for the future, and those loans aren't forgiven even if your finances completely crash and burn.
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Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm really encouraged by the 20 dollar challenge you've been doing. Maybe we will actually win our 3K challenge!