Thanks, everyone, for all your advice, well-wishes and words of encouragement in the comments. And thanks to those of you who used ‘Contact Me’ to reach out directly. Thanks for talking me down from the ledge so-to-speak. I feel like I have a gameplan for the upcoming months. Read More
Hey Peeps.
I don’t have much to talk about this week. Things are moseying along. Another day, another dollar.
I made an $1122 payment, which brings my balance to $28,800.
Me, daydreaming about my upcoming vacation.
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“Debtor’s prison is real, and opportunity cost is a bitch.” (DDSW Archives)
My expression when I heard the news!
Omg, guys! Ok. Technically, it’s not a raise. It’s a “salary/equity adjustment”.
An equity adjustment is a permanent increase to the base salary that may be granted to an employee under certain circumstances, such as increased duties that do not warrant a reclassification or a significant salary lag to comparable internal positions or the local labor market.
It’s a little over 12%, but, combined with the yearly cost of living adjustment I got a couple of months ago, my base salary will be about 15% over what I was making last year. I. am. stunned! I didn’t think it was even possible. I’m still not ‘well paid’ for my industry by any stretch, but I’m at least juuust inside the edge of market rate now. Read More
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