It’s funny comparing how you live now compared to how you lived in college. I remember back then when the idea of earning a $40k/yr salary seemed astronomical to me right after I’d graduated. Now, not so much. Life was all about disposable furniture, stealing cable tv, and take-out that never cost more than $5. I really miss those days.
Why is it that the more you make the more you seem to spend? Granted, I now have a mortgage and car payments, and I’ve caught up on almost all of my financial obligations (mostly keeping my multitude of student loans current). Three years ago I had $15k in credit card debt, no job, and had defaulted on all of my bills. You can only imagine how this affected my credit score. Now, I have zero credit card debt and I’ve brought almost all of my debts current.
These days, I don’t really spend too much on stuff other than the necessities, and yet I feel like I’m on a pretty tight budget. It’s really the student loans that are killing me. Damn you law school! It makes me sick to think of how much I’d have saved by now even with moderate spending habits if I hadn’t had loans.
I need some more money set aside every month so that I won’t be sol if I lose my job or something else happens.
What are some good ways to make some extra cash on the side?
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