Hoop Jumping and the Lion’s Den
It ’ s been just over a year that I had made the decision to cut expenses and find less costly alternatives to the essentials and just do without wasn ’ t necessary. Pulling the plug on the entertainment system did not set well with Richard who decided he would find another job. Everybody seems to be screaming for employees and yet finding a job has been rather challenging. Thus we have been living on Richard's social security for a year plus equity (that was his alternative) and when school let out he decided he would go back to work as a substitute teacher. He jumped so many hoops to get there. When we went out of town during Labor Day weekend it was still unclear if he ’ d be working. But every weekday we were gone Richards phone went off with job offers (or at least one job offer) within the surrounding school districts which he was unable to accept until this morning...