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| Aelius | Nov 13 2013, 06:17 PM Post #426 |
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| Tristan da Cunha | Nov 15 2013, 10:10 PM Post #427 |
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Hey guys let's drive up to Vermont, pin down Ulgania and cut off his hair Mitt Romney-style. Straighten him the fuck out. Welcome back. |
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| meh | Dec 15 2013, 10:16 PM Post #428 |
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I'm being ravaged by finals. |
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| Whal | Dec 15 2013, 11:03 PM Post #429 |
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"Life is too short to be wasted on bad scotch"
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Same here :/. 4 HUGE exams and a 18 page paper have left me pulling my hair out. |
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| meh | Dec 16 2013, 12:39 AM Post #430 |
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One 8 page and one 5 page paper due tomorrow. Another 10 page and a 6 page due Wednesday. On top of a comprehensive math exam. :sad: |
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| Aelius | Jan 3 2014, 03:12 PM Post #431 |
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Figured I'd post here since you guys typically have decent ideas. I've been living a little outside Stillwater, OK for a while now, in a cramped RV with my father, working at a truck stop. I've wanted to move back to OKC for a while, partly to get a "real" job and partly to get out of this cramped, inefficiently designed RV, but I'm essentially unable to do so until I can get a good enough job lined up to move. On this logic, I'm wondering more and more if I may be better off just trying to stay in Stillwater and get my own apartment, considering how hard it's been to even get an interview back in the metro. I've worked my way up to $9.75/hour after starting at $8/hour back in March, so I could theoretically afford a modest apartment in Stillwater (rent is much cheaper than in OKC), but I don't know for sure if I'd be much happier. The job is still below where I ultimately want to be in life: while I could afford to live on my own, I still want to do something greater, as it feels like at the moment I'm simply treading water. Additionally, most of my friends still live in OKC or Norman. I've made a few new friends at work who I think are reliable and enjoy my company, but I'm not completely sure if they value me as much as I value them. But I suppose this could be said about any group of people. On a somewhat related topic, I would eventually like to get back into the dating game, but I'm uncertain if I'm the right cultural fit for most of the women in this part of the state. I'm probably painting with too broad a brush here, but it does seem that the majority of women I've met here seem to go for a more "salt-of-the-earth", country boy type, which is essentially the exact opposite of what I am. A real city would probably suit me better and would probably have women that are more appreciative of my personality traits, though that is just a guess on my part. Perhaps getting a job that pays more and would grant me a higher status in the world would be a better solution than just moving, but again, it's hard to even get my foot in the door anywhere. If I were to take an apartment in Stillwater, I'd likely be stuck there for a minimum of six months, if not longer, and taking a job in OKC at that point would be impossible, should I decide that should have been the option I had chosen. If I were to simply get my own apartment in Stillwater and maintain the job I have, it would only be a half measure towards solving problems (or things I perceive as problems), but the mental stability boost alone could make it a viable option. Having an entire domicile as personal space would grant me all the room I need (and would allow me to stop paying for a storage unit for my couch and mattress). I could invite people over to hang out pretty much at my discretion, which would make entertaining my Stillwater friends simpler, and would allow my OKC and Norman friends to come visit me and stay the night, if they needed to. My father would still be close by should I need him or should he need me. Consistently working utilities would be a blessing, and living in town would make errands far more convenient. The drive out to my workplace (approximately 15 miles from Stillwater proper, about a 30 mile round trip) could do harm to my car, considering I'm not confident in my vehicle's well-being, but I'm driving 17 miles round trip to work as it stands, and a similar trip anytime I need to go into town for something. So, these are my thought processes. I'm uncertain if I should even pursue this route at all, or if I'd be better off continuing to try and get myself back to OKC. If I can secure a job down there, then that's the route I will take. If I am unable to, or until I can, what is the best solution? |
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| New Harumf | Jan 3 2014, 05:44 PM Post #432 |
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Already told ya. No job is "beneath you". Save until you have enough to put down on an apartment, then move - to a real city. If OKC is your idea of a "real" city, then go, and take any job you can find to pay the bills. Jobs are temporary anyway - I've changed jobs many times (not careers, mind you, but jobs), so find ANYTHING in a field that interests you and work to advance! If you have no experience, get some. It can be done. |
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| Toussaint | Jan 7 2014, 05:10 PM Post #433 |
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I was supposed to do this yesterday, but the weather back east threw off my plans some. I finished my undergrad degree (summa cum laude) just before Christmas, and I'm waiting to hear back from a couple graduate programs I've applied to. After more than a year of travelling back and forth, I am moving in with my girlfriend in Vancouver, Canada on an open employment authorization visa. No job lined up, so I'm going to hit the ground running once I'm there. I bring nothing but my savings and what I could carry in my luggage (without paying oversize fees :P ). Wish me luck! ^^ Edited by Toussaint, Jan 7 2014, 05:11 PM.
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| Rhadamanthus | Jan 8 2014, 08:02 PM Post #434 |
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Good luck and congratulations! What graduate fields are you interested in? Are you looking to start a graduate program next year, or to work for some time first? |
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| Toussaint | Jan 9 2014, 01:27 AM Post #435 |
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If all goes according to plan, I'll be studying developmental economics beginning in September. ^^ Now I just have to wait until March or so to see how that goes. |
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| flumes | Jan 28 2014, 04:39 PM Post #436 |
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If we all had taken all the money we spent on college educations and instead invested it all in bitcoin when it was first mentioned on this board we wouldn't have to worry about jobs. |
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| Pidgin | Jan 28 2014, 06:30 PM Post #437 |
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Ain't that the truth. or buying gold in the 90s at $200 per ounce and selling when it was $1700 oz few months ago. |
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| New Harumf | Jan 29 2014, 12:47 PM Post #438 |
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I actually did that. Just didn't buy enough. |
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| East Anarx | Jan 29 2014, 09:57 PM Post #439 |
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I have one bitcoin. I bought it for like 6 bucks. I wish I'd bought 100. |
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| Pidgin | Jan 30 2014, 09:51 PM Post #440 |
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I missed out. if I would have dumped every dollar I made back then in gold. I would be doing pretty decent today |
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| Al Araam | Jan 31 2014, 07:58 AM Post #441 |
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I got in on Bitcoin mining early, actually. I picked up ten or so mining on a crappy setup when the difficulty was low. Then I lost the wallet file, so now I don't have that 10 grand.. |
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| Rhadamanthus | Feb 1 2014, 06:42 PM Post #442 |
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I haven't been following the whole Bitcoin thing so I didn't realize how badly I missed out :lol: I was just reading that apparently even mining other lesser value cryptocoins is a big enough deal that it drives up the prices of GPUs with good compute performance. |
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| Aelius | Feb 15 2014, 12:24 PM Post #443 |
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So I finally went and got myself an apartment, actually inside Stillwater. Same menial job at the truck stop, but at least I'll finally have a living space that's entirely mine. Will be moving in the last week of February. I'm a bit nervous, but at least it finally feels like I'm moving forward, even if it's only a half measure. And it'll be nice to actually live in an actual town again. |
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| New Harumf | Feb 15 2014, 07:23 PM Post #444 |
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One step at a time, grasshopper. Maybe, just maybe, you can turn it into an Austin Powers-like sex palace! Oklahoma State college chicks are quite horny, so I've been told! |
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| Aelius | Feb 16 2014, 12:45 PM Post #445 |
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Possibly, but I'm not a college football recruit. :P |
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| Menhad | Feb 16 2014, 12:59 PM Post #446 |
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Not with that attitude. |
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| Toussaint | Feb 18 2014, 01:28 AM Post #447 |
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I just got word that I've received a full ride to Simon Fraser University's Masters in International Development program, starting in September. I guess I'll be hanging around in Canada for at least a little while! :) In the meantime, I'm working an okay job as an inventory and accounts manager for a bike shop... but I'm finding it quite boring. I may go looking for something a little more professional in the coming weeks. |
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| Porcu | Feb 18 2014, 12:46 PM Post #448 |
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"Work is the curse of the drinking classes."
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That's awesome, Tou! Happy to hear that. ^^ |
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| Aelius | Mar 6 2014, 02:25 AM Post #449 |
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Norman Warlord
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A blog post about my new apartment, if anyone cares to read.
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| Al Araam | Mar 6 2014, 07:36 AM Post #450 |
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Congratulations. I'd like to give you a piece of advice, if I might, unless I miss my guess, you're going to be living your life on a shoestring budget. I have some experience with that. My advice, take it or leave it, is to get your paycheck in cash. It may seem counter-intuitive, but it actually makes managing your rather meager finances a lot easier. It's much easier to keep track of the cash in your wallet than the cash in your checking account. If you do the pay period's business in cash, you always know exactly how you're doing as far as staying inside your budget goes. When, not if, if you're an intelligent individual, you have additional cash when you receive your next paycheck, you deposit the remainder of the cash. Sorry, it's probably a tremendously obvious way to deal with being poor, but just in case it isn't.. The system isn't too fancy. I get paid every two weeks. The full amount of my rent is placed on my desk first thing every time I cash a paycheck. This system may seem stupid, but it has actually proved to be fairly useful. Honestly, you're essentially getting no interest from your saving/checking account. There's no harm in keeping some cash on you. I promise it is harder to spend physical cash than to reduce those nebulous numbers attached to your checking account. Also, if you're paying cash, you don't need to worry about overdrawing your debit/credit cards, and believe me, that can be expensive. Buy what you can pay for in cash. You can get by on almost nothing, and being able to do so is a life skill. Trust me. Edited by Al Araam, Mar 6 2014, 07:39 AM.
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