Job found

My interview went great and I start my job on tuesday. We are very relieved that I found something this quickly. I'll only be working 25 hours a week but with nursing school and studying that's about all I can handle. My new paycheck isn't what we're used to so we'll be budgeting hard core at my house.
My husband and I went over our budget together last night and are both on the same page. Sticking to a budget will be a painful process if all members of the family aren't working together.
Now that I have a job in place I have the entire day to relax and not job hunt. I'm going to kick my morning off with a workout, then a little house cleaning, and then of course studying.

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Interview!

I am about to walk into an interview, wish me luck!

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The American Dream

If I had to describe my life so far I'd say I'm living the American Dream.

I am 27, have a wonderful husband, two dogs, and a townhouse that we own.  We have 2 cars and about every thing else we want.

Unfortunately living the American Dream does not come without a cost.  We are now in a position where we have a mortgage, two car payments, lots of student loans (mostly mine), and a growing credit card debt.  At some point we have to quit living so frivolously and start budgeting and saving.  And just to make things interesting last friday was my last day of work...I'm now unemployed.

I started nursing school this week and am very excited to be changing careers and moving into a field that I feel passionately about.  I'm actively looking for a new job with flexible hours.  At this moment the stress is compounding; but we have been planning for this moment and have cut out all unnecessary expenses. 

In this blog I hope to tell my story, provide some money saving tips, cheap meals, free activities to do, and updates on our progress!  As you stumble upon my site please post your comments.

Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!

I hope you will enjoy reading about my struggles to save money, get out of debt, go back to school, and now hopefully find a new job.  Life is messy, you just have to do your best.