Day 28 Ya Miss Me?

      Well I took a few days off from posting on here.  Not really a ton going on.  Friday was Veterans Day and I got free meals at a few places.  That was pretty cool.  Offered for anyone to come watch a movie Friday night and even put my phone number on Facebook and asked for someone to text me cause I was bored and got ZERO.  AWESOME!!!  Went to the auction by myself for a couple hours.  Didn't get anything.  I started my Dave Ramsey plan on Friday and stuck to my budget so far for the most part.  Paid everyone I wanted to.  Went to Clinton & Stephanie's to watch Lincoln Lawyer and it was really good. Watched Horrible Bosses today and it was pretty funny.  Got Bad Teacher to watch tomorrow.  It looks hilarious.
       So my mind has still been racing to find a way to make extra money.  It really sucks to not have something steady.  Going to give my notice on the signs in a week or so.  Wanted to have something in place before then.  I could go back to waiting tables a few nights, but it is so unpredictable.  North Charleston restaurants suck for the most part customer wise.  To many stupid ass people who have no respect and don't know, well they know, but just don't tip.  Good crowds are really to far to drive.  Still unpredictable as well.  Thinking maybe stocking shelves at night for a while part time at a grocery store somewhere.  So want to do something from home.  Have seen a few jobs I tried to convince them that someone working from home for them would be great for them.  Just can not get any bites yet.  There are tons of things that can be done from home to help a business.  Assembly work, packaging, data entry, etc.  Just has to be something.  This kind of thing drives me just nuts.....
       Clayton had a tough week.  The meds he got for his ticks made him pretty much an emotional wreck.  Spent a couple days just crying all day.  Nothing happened.  Counselor said maybe meds released some past feelings he had.  Like him never really grieving the loss of his grandpa and he was really close to him.  He said he misses momma and is sad he only sees her for 3 hours a day.  Weird to just hit him like that.  Its been tearing me and his moms heart out all week.  The past 2 days he has really been in a great mood though, so we hoped this has passed. 
       I did get my coupons organized tonight.  Piles of inserts everywhere and I have more coming.  I buy most online.  Just cheaper and easier then buying a bunch of papers and tossing all but the coupons.  Gonna go grab a few things from Bi-Lo tomorrow, really not to many deals I wanted this week.  I missed a few weeks of inserts and will have more coupons to get some stuff later next week.  Went to get some free Soft Soap from CVS and they were out of course.  Learning to use rain checks more often these days.  Just have to watch coupons expiration dates.  I have coupons and rain checks for about 30 packs of hot dogs (.49 with coupon) right now along with soap (free), Ground Sausage($1.25) and a couple other things. 
       I guess I am going to call it a night and I want to get up and head to church in the AM for the early service.  I should have more nails to make some orders for crosses I have ordered.  7 right now.  Been waiting for nails forever and found out they were back ordered till17th.  So I had to order elsewhere and will just get more on the 17th.  If ya read this thanks for paying attention to me.  I am not an attention hog, just would like to know some people give a shit.  I don't have many friends here and that's OK, had many who had said they were friends in the past, but then you realize they don't really give a shit about you.  So many people I used to really like hanging out with who vanish in time or after you don't work together anymore.  Part of why I don't miss MD.  Have plenty of friends and family there and not so many fake ass people.  So if you are reading this I would assume its someone who is a friend and I thank you.

Day 23 ????

       Just a regular day.  Had an appointment with a coach and got a pretty decent order from him.  Hope his Athletic Director approves it.  Got home from that around 4.  Went and had dinner at Clinton and Stephanie's.  Really nice to see them after a bad day yesterday.  Clinton grilled some awesome cheeseburgers, good company with their kids and a friend Jason.  Just sitting here goofing off, trying to figure out how I can make a steady second income.  Really don't want to do a traditional hourly thing, just never seems worth the money for a second job.  Flea market would suck and I don't have a steady source of items to sell there.  Boss would not sell me the old clothing I hoped he would.  Was hoping for that.  Back to racking my brain as always.  If I could sell just like 20 crosses a week on a regular basis I would be good.  Tried everything I could think of over the last few years of making them.  People love them when they are free.... :(  Looking forward to Friday and getting started with my Dave Ramsey plan.  Later....

Day 22, Blah, Blah, Blah

      So yesterday surely was a busy one.  Took the kids to the fair last night and that was a good time.  It really does bother me that they charge so much for everything.  Just for 3 admissions and 2 ride bracelets it was $59.  Insane.  Danielle gave each of them $40 to bring, which is really what made it possible to take them.   So after a hour in traffic and 4 hours at the fair.  Home it is.  Clayton decided he didn't want to ride many rides, I wasn't spending $20 on  a bracelet so Lexy was a bit upset, but we still had a good time.  Have $4 left in my pocket to make it till Friday.  Life is such a bitch.  I really hate it sometimes.  Guess I will figure something out.  Signs just sucked getting them picked up tonight.  I guess I am just over it, because I am about to giver her a notice to quit them.  Wanna give it another week to try and find something to replace it.  Tough to find something so flexible and with so much freedom.  So overall just an annoying day.  Was fun hanging out with kids, wish they could be here all the time.  They really keep me going.  Its like nothing bothers me when they are around.  Alrighty, enough whining.  Gonna go lay around and try to think of something.  Maybe read some.  Hadn't read in my bible in over a week.  So tired of having to try and come up with a miracle, being broke and hating my life.  So Blah, Blah, Blah.....

Day 20 and Kiddo's Here

     Well just will say felt like crap yesterday, so pretty much worked, slept, got up made dinner, and slept more.  Today worked till about 2 and found out I lost 16 more signs.  Now I am debating letting that side job go.  Just not making much sense with only 80 signs and all the driving.  Hardly worth the money now.  Plus I love getting my kids on Friday night. 
     So Clayton missed a bunch of school a few weeks ago and he still has a few assignments to catch up on.  Will be done tomorrow or no fair for him.  He had a pretty rough day.  Kids started to make fun of him for being in a class to help him focus and calling him names and stuff.  He bust into tears when I got to his house and we were leaving.  Said he didn't feel well, kids upset him, and he just wanted to chill.  I can kind of relate to him.  I used to cry as a kid in middle school because people made fun of my teeth.  As I got older I learned they were just idiots, and by the time I hit High School, I was a pretty big guy and just whooped their ass if they messed with me.  Fixed it pretty quick.  So I had a long talk with him about how to deal with the kids and to laugh at them and say Hey your cool.  And ignore it.  Easier said I know then done.  I told him it will be tough, just feel bad for him.  He is sensitive, to much sometimes, and I know that makes it harder.  He will have to push through and I will just keep telling him to ignore them.  He had gone through this before, but been a while and it always passed. 
     So I forgot to mention how my day started.  Danielle calls me twice at 6:30  and I see it when I get up at 7.  I call her right away and was like is everything alright, fearing something bad has happened, and her question for me was "Where are Clayton's Pants?"  I was still half asleep and could barely mutter a response to this.  I was speechless.  Really?  He has one pair of pants?  I always keep their clothes from when they are here and send them home clean the next time they come over.  I refuse to send home dirty clothes.  I get dirty clothes sometimes and its pretty lame I think.  Anyway, all I could think is she is 6 months pregnant and I will just keep my mouth shut.  Plus I can sound like a blubbering idiot when I just wake up.  She did send them each with money for the fair, which was awesome for me.  Really tight right now. 
     About to crash.  Have a busy day tomorrow.  Next week will be super busy at work.  I have tons of orders to get together, which is good and have to visit lots of customers.  Trying to get my boss to sell a ton of old clothing he has had boxed up on shelves for many years, but he wont let it go.  Not cheap enough for me to sell at flea market.  He see's value in some crazy things.  Was hoping to convince him because I could have done a lot of time at flea market on all the stuff they have.  Oh well.  I just have to find some way to make a steady second income.  Might call it quits on the signs in the next few weeks.  After expenses I am making about $40 and working about 5 hours.  Lost so many signs and the ones I have left are so far apart don't make any sense.  If I could sell four necklaces a week I could make that.  Could sit on a corner downtown and make more then that.  Need to get a plan together and get my site back up and running and a deal with the candle lady I met to sell her candles.  Maybe label as mine.  Not sure yet.  Good Night.

Back Again BOOK DONE!!!!!!!!!!

       Finished my book!!!!!!!!!!  What an awesome book.  Such big things can come from being debt free.  I hope to see that light and get through this a more stable person financially.  End of next year latest I want it all gone.  I have to figure out how to work child support into this equation.  Its my biggest bill.  Takes almost half my pay.  Need to see if I can get a response and see what Dave says about it.  Wondering if maybe after I become debt free and start saving for a fully funded emergency fund, start saving for kids and retirement if I should add it up till they are 18 and start trying to pay ahead on it to get it paid off fully early?  Just not sure.  I don't have a mortgage so maybe use that under the same concept.  I wont be free till that's done.  Guess I have some time to figure it out.

       Most of all I look forward to being able to give and help others who are down.  Long term I want to own a hotel.  Its still in my blood and someday I can actually see that happening if I stick with my Financial Freedom plan... Still need to find something stable as another source of income.  I will keep looking....

Day 18 & Nothing New

    Well, I am starting to get a slight cold I believe.  Really felt beat down yesterday.  So went in to work for a while and got done what I needed to and got home about5 and relaxed.  Went to sleep early, well kinda dozed off and on, before cutting TV and lights off around 11 or so.  Today was another busy day working on a few quotes and a bid.  Lots of paperwork basically.  Was going to work from home tomorrow, but I have to finalize a couple things and need to be in my office.  Didn't do any reading yesterday.  Still trying to finish my Dave Ramsey book.  Guess its going slower, because the last chapters are so far off for me and I am excited to get going next week with it.  Went and had some amazing roast with Clinton & Stephanie.
    I did meet with the Ministries Leader about my people helping people idea for church.  It really was a great meeting.  He really seemed to want to help with what he could and help me get something going.  Pretty awesome guy.  Gonna start with a blog and try and direct people there to post needs and take it from there.  He will help promote it from his blog.  Will be temporary until I can get a website where it needs to be.  Its all about Christians helping Christians and it starts within your churches.  We will see how it goes.
     Going to try and start selling some crosses.  I have not really pushed them to much in a while.  Sold a few here and there and have given plenty away.  People seem to really like them, especially free.  LOL.  We will see how that goes.  Could really use the money now too.  Been debating the flea market again lately.  Its a brutal thing, but thinking hard about it.  I have to start making some additional income to get ahead faster.  Just need it to be something consistent.  Who knows.   Alrighty gonna try again to finish my book.  Good Night....