Updatey Stuffs
Jun. 16th, 2026 08:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ryanreactsIn what may not be a super surprising turn of events, in Death Valley, in June --- business is currently so slow that there aren't as many hours to go around. Today I worked the third of the new smaller early dishwashing shifts, 8:00 to 2:00. Tomorrow I'm scheduled for one of my deep-clean shifts, which is still a full eight hours. Well, minus my mandatory lunch break. And then I have three days off, and then next week is this again.
Basically, I am trying not to be completely doomy-gloomy about it, but I am honestly worried about how small my next few paychecks will be. I do not want to add up all of my scheduled hours and then try to figure out how much I should be making and then hope that I am right. Obviously it sucks, but I really do not want to get stressed out about it.
This has pretty much stopped all fun spending.
I canceled two pricey pre-orders.
And, I really truly fucking hate to say it, but when the Moonspell Magic dolls are released next month, I am not currently one hundred percent certain that I will buy all five right away.
At this point eBay has delivered almost everything, so my only incomings are a case of Beanie Babies collector cards, a smaller lot of those same collector cards, and one more set of Teenie Beanie Babies from them; some cleaning tablets and a plush pig from Amazon; and a box of cannabis.
That's it.
On the plus side, I have more free time and many books and comics to read.
But, uh, business could totally stay this slow for another month or two. I hope that's not the case, but it could be.
Another pre-order to think about is my Kieran & Spelldon two-packs. I might leave it alone, but obviously getting two of them might not be worth it right now. Then again, they are not really all that expensive, and I could potentially sell the spare someday, so I don't know.
One thing I am going to do until hours pick up again is set aside $111.11 every pay period. Maybe even that much every week, if I can.
I really do hate this feeling of Needing to be extra super careful with money again, but I am also trying hard to focus on silver linings and stuff. Like, rent is still very low, and I can eat free food on the clock or pay only $5 a meal when I'm not working. So at least I'm not struggling to provide shelter or food for my stupid human body. That is a big deal, for people who are anywhere near as poor as me. I never don't feel thankful for that.
Basically, I am trying not to be completely doomy-gloomy about it, but I am honestly worried about how small my next few paychecks will be. I do not want to add up all of my scheduled hours and then try to figure out how much I should be making and then hope that I am right. Obviously it sucks, but I really do not want to get stressed out about it.
This has pretty much stopped all fun spending.
I canceled two pricey pre-orders.
And, I really truly fucking hate to say it, but when the Moonspell Magic dolls are released next month, I am not currently one hundred percent certain that I will buy all five right away.
At this point eBay has delivered almost everything, so my only incomings are a case of Beanie Babies collector cards, a smaller lot of those same collector cards, and one more set of Teenie Beanie Babies from them; some cleaning tablets and a plush pig from Amazon; and a box of cannabis.
That's it.
On the plus side, I have more free time and many books and comics to read.
But, uh, business could totally stay this slow for another month or two. I hope that's not the case, but it could be.
Another pre-order to think about is my Kieran & Spelldon two-packs. I might leave it alone, but obviously getting two of them might not be worth it right now. Then again, they are not really all that expensive, and I could potentially sell the spare someday, so I don't know.
One thing I am going to do until hours pick up again is set aside $111.11 every pay period. Maybe even that much every week, if I can.
I really do hate this feeling of Needing to be extra super careful with money again, but I am also trying hard to focus on silver linings and stuff. Like, rent is still very low, and I can eat free food on the clock or pay only $5 a meal when I'm not working. So at least I'm not struggling to provide shelter or food for my stupid human body. That is a big deal, for people who are anywhere near as poor as me. I never don't feel thankful for that.
