Been considering.
Now that the contract is signed for the sale of the house, my mind is turning to planning from here.
Going to be here for another month. I have enough money to survive that time. Have enough food in the house right now for up to 2 weeks. Mailed the child support check. Mortgage won't be a problem.
I worked Fir and Mon, so that will be on my next paycheck. I work this Fri and Mon, so that will be on the same check. I'm debating if I want to work any more shifts. The profit from the house is slightly less than I had hoped for but close. I'm also bored shitless. So, if I pick up a few more shifts that would help with the boredom and increase how much I have in savings. So I probably will pick up some more shifts. Offset the additional month of storage, at least.
There's also the issue of the AC in the van. The shop called and said I need a new compressor and gave me an estimate of nearly $1000. F*cking really? Checked Auto Zone and the cost from them for a compressor is around $250. Close to $400 for an entire kit with additional parts. Not sure I need the extra parts, so I'll just get the compressor. May check the salvage yard as well. If replacing the compressor doesn't do the trick, at least any further repairs would be much cheaper. The compressor comes with the gaskets needed to install it.
The check engine light was on because of the thermostat. Guess I need to replace that. Only about $13 before tax.
I still need to sell the Saturn. Haven't been rushing because I know I'll be here and the money isn't urgent. Need to fix a few things on it before selling it for a decent price. Think once those things are fixed I'll sell it for about $500.
Still considering going through Kerrville and picking up the items in storage. Just rent a truck and trailer from there to AL. Just checked the cost and it would be $831 and tax for truck and tow dolly. So that would be a good possibility.
Also considering using some of the money from the house to pay off my student loan completely.
Getting rid of student loan and storage would decrease monthly costs a lot. Meaning my remaining savings would stretch a lot further if I don't find a job right away. If I do find a job soon after getting there, instead of paying money out I could put that money in savings each month.
Okay, I am starting to feel a bit more at ease with this move. All the complications are easing up. I may be able to turn the conditions of the move into positives along the way. Worth a shot, any way.
Now that the contract is signed for the sale of the house, my mind is turning to planning from here.
Going to be here for another month. I have enough money to survive that time. Have enough food in the house right now for up to 2 weeks. Mailed the child support check. Mortgage won't be a problem.
I worked Fir and Mon, so that will be on my next paycheck. I work this Fri and Mon, so that will be on the same check. I'm debating if I want to work any more shifts. The profit from the house is slightly less than I had hoped for but close. I'm also bored shitless. So, if I pick up a few more shifts that would help with the boredom and increase how much I have in savings. So I probably will pick up some more shifts. Offset the additional month of storage, at least.
There's also the issue of the AC in the van. The shop called and said I need a new compressor and gave me an estimate of nearly $1000. F*cking really? Checked Auto Zone and the cost from them for a compressor is around $250. Close to $400 for an entire kit with additional parts. Not sure I need the extra parts, so I'll just get the compressor. May check the salvage yard as well. If replacing the compressor doesn't do the trick, at least any further repairs would be much cheaper. The compressor comes with the gaskets needed to install it.
The check engine light was on because of the thermostat. Guess I need to replace that. Only about $13 before tax.
I still need to sell the Saturn. Haven't been rushing because I know I'll be here and the money isn't urgent. Need to fix a few things on it before selling it for a decent price. Think once those things are fixed I'll sell it for about $500.
Still considering going through Kerrville and picking up the items in storage. Just rent a truck and trailer from there to AL. Just checked the cost and it would be $831 and tax for truck and tow dolly. So that would be a good possibility.
Also considering using some of the money from the house to pay off my student loan completely.
Getting rid of student loan and storage would decrease monthly costs a lot. Meaning my remaining savings would stretch a lot further if I don't find a job right away. If I do find a job soon after getting there, instead of paying money out I could put that money in savings each month.
Okay, I am starting to feel a bit more at ease with this move. All the complications are easing up. I may be able to turn the conditions of the move into positives along the way. Worth a shot, any way.
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