Fox's Journey: And Onto the Sunlight!

Where are you and where are you going?
saving-10-years
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@Seppia, I would agree with your comment about it not being possible to become expert in a month. I recall when I was just graduated - the brainpower of youth was amazing (learned/learning loads), but contrary to my opinion at the time I was a talented learner and not an expert even in my degree topic. I _think_ that is what @THF meant. That he knows more than others (so more expert).

Re. your observation ...
I always assume people on this board are more concerned with getting honest feedback than anything else, so I tend to speak openly
Yes Yes Yes. Please you continue to do that. Thanks.

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Found a job as a Mental Health Worker at a local hospital. Pay is $14-15 per hour, with 3 shifts per week @ 12 hr ea. It's certainly a way to see if the fit is right!

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Fantastic Mr. Fox! That's a good way to get things figured out. :)

And three twelves leaves you with a lot of days for adventure or more schooling if you are so inclined.

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Thanks!<3 I'm excited~

Also found an interview with Planned Parenthood a block away from where I live! Bilingual Community Health Educator @40K. I like the sound of that~~~

Even found a Life Coach part-time gig. How cool!

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On the Recurring Expenses Front:

Transportation: $0-50, buses + trains + manual
Entertainment: $0, Overdrive, YT, library
Food: $0, volunteering at a food shelter
Smartphone: $15, Mint
Housing: $275 (expected), Seeking a roommate
COBRA: $754.87 (6-12 mo, then $0 w/ medicaid)

So that's 3.5k/yr, or 87K @4% needed once I finish surgery and braces.

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Networth: 60K

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Impressive. The Student can show the Master (Jacob) how to do ERE.

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Fuck yeah. That's what I'm talking about.

Are you actually already at that level of economic hyper efficiency?

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Everything besides the literal roommate yes. Doing some interviews this upcoming week to find a person. Technically I still have medicaid in Massachusetts from my time in college. Not that that's much use to me in NY

My goal is to find a non-profit role like the Planned Parenthood one and get to 100K in a year as surgery is completed. Then I could do a similar arrangement elsewhere and get the hell out of NY

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Can you describe settings with this food shelter?

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Sweet motherfucking Buddha those are some numbers! Seriously, even housing in Estonia is not that cheap unless you live in the suburbs or some else like that.

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Many rooms cost $500, just divide by 2 and you get $250. You are trading some privacy for greater community and financial ease

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How does volunteering at a food shelter lead to $0 food expenses? Isn't that food for the needy?

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@Scott2 - ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE!!

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I am needy~ : )

There are often leftovers and since I'm currently unemployed and dealing with medical expenses, I asked if I could have some. They were happy to help and so am I. Always been a grey jedi tbh

@C40 - it certainly feels that way in NY / :

I'm just hoping some job I can actually hold down comes along soon from all this e-mail sending. I don't really feel like a high energy person. The Planned Parenthood job requires a car and delivering sensitive presentations daily. Sounds exhausting. The Mental Health Worker job is 30 mi away and is at a psychiatric ward dealing with acute, short-term patients. Maybe I'm just not cut out for full-time work. Or maybe I'm just screwed work-wise. I don't know, but I need to figure something out.

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It's almost hiring season in China. 15 hour or less work weeks for teachers

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Well, that's it. I've had it! I'm getting the fuck out of NY! And I'll be taking my minimalist pile along with me. Back to the parents in Miami it is. C has flight benefits so I can fly in and out from Miami to NY until I'm done w/ orthodontia once a month, for free. I can also fly wherever in the US for free. Parents have offered free food and lodging, and I can help them out with renting part of the house and other financial planning matters. So technically I just turned FI. :lol: Wooptidoo.

I'll using home as a staging ground to find a new job and stop depleting resources unecessarily. And to get the fuck out of NY, one of the most depressing places on the planet.

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And to get the fuck out of NY, one of the most depressing places on the planet.
That's comforting to hear for once. People in my circle speak of it as if it was paradise on earth. No wonder you hate it. It sounds like the Capital of Consumerism.

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Since you are interested in people and ideas, may I suggest a career in diplomacy? You can join the U.S. State Department and become a Foreign Service Officer. Since you have a degree from a prestigious university that would be a plus. Additionally, you are Hispanic so that should be helpful especially if you decide to serve in Latin America. You should investigate it. I think you would like it. Diplomacy is tailor-made for NFs, like engineering/science is for NTs.

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^That. You would probably like being a FSO more I would!

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You've seemed a bit on edge lately. A strategic withdrawal to familiar surroundings might not be a horrible idea.

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