Sunday, July 15, 2007

The 3,000-Mile Budget

Pop quiz, hotshot....

You're quitting your job in one week's time, which means you will not get a full paycheck on July 31st (which must be mailed to you since you'll already be gone). Your bills remain the same through mid-August while you make the transition to move. You are hoping and praying that unused vacation days will help cover those expenses and crossing your fingers that your checks for your other part-time job will get to the correct address in California.

You won't start work again until mid-August, which means your first paycheck will not be full either ... your next "real" pay will be September 5th, the final day to pay your mortgage.

You also have some atypical expenses in the next week. You owe the property management company helping you rent your home, plus your husband must pay a security deposit, and July/August rent.

What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?????

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