'10 a.m. — I run my errands next. I head to Petco and buy 20 pounds of cat litter and three more stainless steel cat food bowls ($29.98).'
Was there an expectation for you to attend higher education? Did you participate in any form of higher education? If yes, how did you pay for it?
I knew money was tight since I grew up listening to my parents fight about it from elementary school through middle school. My parents got better-paying jobs when I was in high school, so a lot of things eased up then. The majority of the conversations were centered around using a credit card to build credit, but paying it off monthly to not have a carrying balance. My parents added me as an authorized user to their credit card when I got a car at 16 .
5:10 a.m. — Fine. I get up and make myself a cup of coffee. For those of you who remember my last Money Diary, my husband and I have gotten lazy and stopped getting up together for Silent Coffee Mornings. I play Wordle, Quordle, and Sedecordle and text my friend the results. I get up at 5:45 for a shower, at which time my husband, B., blearily meanders out of the bedroom.
8:15 a.m. — I get a Slack from our HR person that he's on-site today and would like to chat. He stopped by on Friday to tell me that he wanted to talk to me, but that the day had gotten away from him. I already know this isn't about me , but it's always nerve-wracking to talk to HR about anything. We set up a meeting at 1. He says it'll just be 20 minutes, but this man likes to talk. I figure it'll be an hour at least.12:30 p.m.
9 a.m. — I've been randomly bruising so I asked my provider to put in some lab tests for me a few days back. I head to the lab for some bloodwork and pay $3 for parking because I was two minutes past the free parking time. Sad. Afterward, I head to the community college where I'm taking one class a quarter because they're trying to charge me double. The finance office sends an email and tells me to wait to pay.10 a.m. — I run my errands next.
6 p.m. — We're sitting at home on the couch and randomly decide to check my application portal online. It says"no longer under consideration" for the role I just interviewed for. I hold back some tears, share the news with B., and text the image to my old boss. She immediately texts me back that she doesn't understand. A good fit for the team almost 100% means an offer! We text back and forth about what could possibly have gone wrong while tears leak down my face.
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