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Got the job! (Financal Independence, here we come!)

December 28th, 2007 at 07:12 pm

I had a job interview yesterday and was offered the job on the spot! The official offer came in this morning with salary and benefits. I accepted and I can't wait to start! My first day will be next Thursday, the 3rd.

I will be an editor at a publishing company in Boston. I'm so excited. Right now it is a 4 month contract, but I am hoping that when that is done I will immediately get hired on for another contract or get hired on permanently. The commute is going to suck (2 hours, EACH WAY!) but the compensation more than makes up for it. I am getting over $14,000 more a year that I was making at my last job!

I have made a rough budget, guestimating how much will be taken out each paycheck for taxes. I'll just tweak the budget as it gets rolling and when I need to, but we are sticking to this one. FINALLY, we will be financially independent! Yay! Smile

Posted in Earnings | 15 Comments »

15 Responses to “Got the job! (Financal Independence, here we come!)”

  1. sounderella Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 07:14 pm

    YAY!!!! CONGRATS!!!!! I'm sooooo happy for you!!

  2. Broken Arrow Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 07:18 pm

    Wonderful! Congrats!

  3. baselle Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 07:48 pm

    Congratulations!!! That is such a relief!

  4. shiela Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 07:49 pm

    well done! doing the happy dance for you. Hope this is the start of more great things to come in 2008 for you. WooHoo!!!

  5. JanH Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 08:26 pm

    What a way to start a new year! Congrats!!!

  6. Joan.of.the.Arch Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 08:45 pm

    If you look at that extra $14000 spread over 80 working days (four months), that is like getting paid $175 a day to make the commute, or $43.75 an hour to commute. Will you be driving or taking public transportation?

  7. collegemomma Says:
    December 28th, 2007 at 09:13 pm

    Woohoo! Congratulations! That is great news!

  8. debtfreeme Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 01:00 am

    yeah! Yippee!

  9. scfr Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 08:07 am

    Fantastic! Way to go!

  10. Ima saver Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 08:23 am

    That is great!! I am so happy for you!!

  11. frugalhousewife Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 08:52 am

    Congratulations!

  12. koppur Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 10:43 am

    Hi Joan. I'll be doing a half hour car ride to the train station, then an hour on the train, then a half hour subway ride. Covering all means of transportation! Smile

  13. campfrugal Says:
    December 29th, 2007 at 10:46 am

    Cool Job. Have fun.

  14. Amber Says:
    December 30th, 2007 at 07:22 am

    I am so sorry I missed this post, but congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Good for you , I knew you would get the job, just like I know after the 4 month period you will be hired Big Grin Way to go girl

  15. ceejay74 Says:
    December 31st, 2007 at 03:31 pm

    I missed it too and only got a clue from a later entry that you'd gotten the job. That is AWESOME! Hopefully the commute won't get to you too much. Hello, books on tape, huh?

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