I put in my two weeks notice at my job this morning. I've accepted a job at the Dollar General right next to my apartment. It's part time, 15 hours a week. My mom suggested that I try to work both jobs, but because I'm on disability I'm not sure if I can do that without going over my work or income limit.
One of the nice things about working at Dollar General is they have a retirement plan that even part time employees can take advantage of. Dollar General will even match the first 5%. Who would turn down free money like that? :-) I haven't had any type of retirement savings since I left the Air Force Academy, so it will be nice to put some money aside for that. I already consider myself to be "semi retired" due to my disability income. It's not that I need the income; I can pay my bills just fine with my disability. I work as a way to keep myself busy and the paycheck is just a nice bonus.
I've found a new job
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I wonder if you're willing to share some of your savings tips that keep you moving through the DR steps. Do you use Mint.com [free] to track spending and savings?
January 7th, 2016 at 07:02 pm 1452193352
Snafu, no, I don't use any kind of tracking software. I did try DR's Every Dollar program, but I haven't been consistent with it so I no longer use it. I have a prepaid debit card that sends me a text message with my balance every time I use my card to buy something, so that's the main way I track my spending. My emergency fund is basically my back pay from my Social Security disability. I have a representative payee who manages my disability income, and thanks to my job I very rarely have to call her to ask for money. My payee also sends me a weekly "stipend" check from my disability income, which I put into my own personal savings account.
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