Katie

I am leaving the job that I have right now at the museum, which is in Maine, and I'm moving in with my partner in New Hampshire. We live in a mountain town where there's not a lot of... So a lot of the jobs are within the trades, within the service industry, kind of hospitality, the tourism industry, which is not really what my background is in. My background is in science and informal education.

I am leaving the job that I have right now at the museum, which is in Maine, and I'm moving in with my partner in New Hampshire. We live in a mountain town where there's not a lot of... So a lot of the jobs are within the trades, within the service industry, kind of hospitality, the tourism industry, which is not really what my background is in. My background is in science and informal education.

And so I've... had to switch gears a little bit in terms of careers. And as I rethink what my career future would look like, I'm taking a job at a plant nursery, but it's an hourly wage of $16 an hour, which is a significant cut than what I was making at the museum. And so my whole, what am I spending money on? How much am I taking in? Essentially all the finances that I've been tracking are

And so I've... had to switch gears a little bit in terms of careers. And as I rethink what my career future would look like, I'm taking a job at a plant nursery, but it's an hourly wage of $16 an hour, which is a significant cut than what I was making at the museum. And so my whole, what am I spending money on? How much am I taking in? Essentially all the finances that I've been tracking are

And so I've... had to switch gears a little bit in terms of careers. And as I rethink what my career future would look like, I'm taking a job at a plant nursery, but it's an hourly wage of $16 an hour, which is a significant cut than what I was making at the museum. And so my whole, what am I spending money on? How much am I taking in? Essentially all the finances that I've been tracking are

is completely changing. So while I'm going to be making significant less amount of money, I'm also not going to be driving as much because me and my partner were long distance. And so I was spending a lot on gas just trying to go see him. And then we're going to be sharing a food budget. So all of those finances are definitely going to be different.

is completely changing. So while I'm going to be making significant less amount of money, I'm also not going to be driving as much because me and my partner were long distance. And so I was spending a lot on gas just trying to go see him. And then we're going to be sharing a food budget. So all of those finances are definitely going to be different.

is completely changing. So while I'm going to be making significant less amount of money, I'm also not going to be driving as much because me and my partner were long distance. And so I was spending a lot on gas just trying to go see him. And then we're going to be sharing a food budget. So all of those finances are definitely going to be different.

It's just I haven't been living here long enough to gauge what exactly that is. Luckily, he's in a position where if I lost my job, I'm able to rely on him financially for a little bit. But I don't like to put that on someone else. I like to be financially independent as much as I can.

It's just I haven't been living here long enough to gauge what exactly that is. Luckily, he's in a position where if I lost my job, I'm able to rely on him financially for a little bit. But I don't like to put that on someone else. I like to be financially independent as much as I can.

It's just I haven't been living here long enough to gauge what exactly that is. Luckily, he's in a position where if I lost my job, I'm able to rely on him financially for a little bit. But I don't like to put that on someone else. I like to be financially independent as much as I can.

And so thinking about that emergency fund, I believe I have saved up enough to withstand my new life from what I think it's going to be for the next six months. But it would probably wipe me out.

And so thinking about that emergency fund, I believe I have saved up enough to withstand my new life from what I think it's going to be for the next six months. But it would probably wipe me out.

And so thinking about that emergency fund, I believe I have saved up enough to withstand my new life from what I think it's going to be for the next six months. But it would probably wipe me out.

And I've definitely started looking into that budget framework. That was not anything that I've ever like heard of or considered because, you know, financial literacy was not necessarily part of my informal, informal education growing up. So this is a lot of like self-discovery recently. So I've been looking more into kind of that framework, you know, and I feel like I could fit within the 1520.

And I've definitely started looking into that budget framework. That was not anything that I've ever like heard of or considered because, you know, financial literacy was not necessarily part of my informal, informal education growing up. So this is a lot of like self-discovery recently. So I've been looking more into kind of that framework, you know, and I feel like I could fit within the 1520.

And I've definitely started looking into that budget framework. That was not anything that I've ever like heard of or considered because, you know, financial literacy was not necessarily part of my informal, informal education growing up. So this is a lot of like self-discovery recently. So I've been looking more into kind of that framework, you know, and I feel like I could fit within the 1520.

But in terms of the saving aspect, I think that's where I'm most like, And I'm like, how am I going to handle this in terms of if I'm not bringing in a lot of money, how do I break down money to go into a retirement versus money going into just my savings, cushioning either my emergency fund or anything like that? I don't have a lot left over to actually play with.

But in terms of the saving aspect, I think that's where I'm most like, And I'm like, how am I going to handle this in terms of if I'm not bringing in a lot of money, how do I break down money to go into a retirement versus money going into just my savings, cushioning either my emergency fund or anything like that? I don't have a lot left over to actually play with.

But in terms of the saving aspect, I think that's where I'm most like, And I'm like, how am I going to handle this in terms of if I'm not bringing in a lot of money, how do I break down money to go into a retirement versus money going into just my savings, cushioning either my emergency fund or anything like that? I don't have a lot left over to actually play with.