Random Love (anti-rants)
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So a few people here have been very kind and supportive of me when I lost my job in April. I was going to tag them but their messages were private so I'd like to honor that. It's been an adventure. My spouse is well paid so we've been blessed as well as several come and go jobs and door dash type gigs. This week I start training to be a bus driver for our local school system. The meeting of me and the hiring supervisor was no doubt meant to be and I was hired really before the application was filed. Life/parenting balance was our primary motivation for taking so long. The deal was sealed when I realized the dress code was.. non existent
. When I met her I was dressed per normal and she said that would do fine. 
So thanks for being such a great community especially the ones who reached out.Insta: @chain_stitched
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that's cool, congrats on the new job @CosmoSix5
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@CosmoSix5 congrats - great to hear - wishing you the best with the new gig
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Strolled through the Shop Vancouver on Sunday for the first time on my way out to Vancouver Island. I needed a hemming on some old jeans, so thought this was a great excuse to make a stop. I had not seen TJ in years, probably since about 2007. It was great to catch up with him as it has been far too long. I know his passion for this stuff shows through his online content, but man the dude lives and breaths this stuff. The time and energy he has put towards building up the Shop and it's evolution has been so cool to watch. Love supporting all these small businesses helping us navigate the fast fashion nonsense and exposing us to incredible brands like IH and others. Props to all those in this space for supporting these shops, brands and people who make this community great.
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@CosmoSix5
Great news for you and your family. These years are so important for kids so having a work balance that allows you to spend quality time....And amazing bus driver fades await!!
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A week with @Matt and family, week with @Giles and @Madame-Buttonfly, BBQ dinner with the IH crew, and a week fishing in Morocco with G...life doesn't get much better!! Thank you all for such a great summer. Love you guys
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I've just repaid the last remaining instalment of my student loan!
You're it.
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@RobeOfTheMagi that’s awesome congratulations! I actually just paid mine off last week too. 15 years of payments… feels kinda surreal.
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@68degreesorless great to hear buddy! It really is a good feeling :).
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Thank you so much @SourPower for sharing your recent adventures with me and especially for this gem from IH Osaka!
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@mclaincausey Kanpai!
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@RobeOfTheMagi @68degreesorless
bros!! Congrats!!
I’ve been locked up in this SAVE plan debacle. Finally got my loans transferred to an IBR plan that counts towards my PSLF. My payment was $300 a month. Now with the new admin changes it’s $1000 a month!! This is a crushing blow.
Fortunately, I only have 7 more payments until I reach my 120 public service forgiveness. So I’m hiding in my shell until April and living off of top ramen until then.In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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Yeah. We’ve got a real problem in this country with higher education, tuition, and student loan debts.
As a teacher, I am eligible for a public service loan forgiveness after 120 payments are made. Which is ten years of payments. Politics have thrown a serious wrench in the student loan system the last several years and it’s been a nightmare to navigate since the new administration has taken office. Not to mention the stripping away of affordable repayment plans.
Just seven more payments to go though. Seven more, insanely expensive payments to go.
In the easy chair with my boots on, melted whiskey in my hand. Could'na been asleep for more than three hours...time to go to work again...
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I'm grateful for having our own parliament in Scotland that provide free uni education for Scottish students, my first 4 years of undergrad were paid for then anything after that's on you (although even the cost is significantly less compared to England)
