Trying to survive
Posted By: 99 cent store on 2005-08-08
In Reply to: saving money - zp
I also shop at the 99 cent store. They also have one that I call the "dented can store". Most of my clothes come from thrift stores (whenever I buy any). I guess that's why we make our "big bucks" as MTs so we can shop at all the "top of the line" stores, huh? 
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yes, you are going to survive...
Do you have a mentor or a friend who is an MT that you send IMs to asking for help when you run into problems. That is always good for new MTs working at home. Hang in there, take it slow with bad ones, and soon, you will be moving right along.
anyone who does not have to work to survive -
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Have become a single parent...how to survive
Hello.
First, I want to apologize if this is not on the right board. I wasn't sure where to put it.
Second, I am not looking for pity...just advice.
I have two wonderful children (a 5 year old and a 5 month old) who are my life and because of that I have left there father (verbally abusive to everyone) to make a better life for all of us. I am a new MT (have only been in the business for 4 months now and make enough to pay rent but that is all. With an infant it is hard to work during the day so I start my work around 7pm and work until it is done. I am not that fast yet but am gaining speed and could handle another small account. Can anyone tell me how they have made single parenting work as an MT or have any ideas on how to make it work, please. I am deperate to stay home with them. Honestly, daycare cost would kill my paycheck if I had to work outside of the home and I am trying to stay off of government support.
I appreciate any help or advice I receive.
Thank you.
I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor
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We were prepared to survive 3 weeks cut off from the outside world.
We moved out of Florida after getting hit with 3 hurricanes last summer, but since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, we took it very seriously. As long as the roof held, we had 3 weeks of emergency canned goods, batteries, a portable TV and radio, oil lamps, sterno, pallets of bottled drinking water and at least 120 gallons of stored water in containers tinctured with bleach for personal hygiene and flushing toilets. Cars gas tanks were topped off before the hurricane.
I no longer live in Florida, but everybody should always have some emergency supplies and extra food and water on hand. Every part of the country has some kind of weather or power outages at times. My parents lived during the depression and taught us to be self sufficient and never wait for a hand out.
Gloria Gaynor's I WILL SURVIVE comes to mind...
Good Luck to both! Just an aside, that song was out when I was going through a separation/divorce, was my theme song!
[Sigh] .... I meant 'CAN'T' survive on less.
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No you can't survive on sex and chocolate but will die happy probably pretty quickly.
It would be a bummer to watch Johnny Dep get old and cranky anyway.
They stay because the system is crooked, it's hard to survive,
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