u/villagezero

It’s been 6 months since I started to oe and it’s absolutely changed my life. Last year I was a fed employee who was illegally RIF’d, rehired, furloughed (twice), and had all of my telework revoked. I hit a low point during this time and considered filing for bankruptcy because I had over 60k in debt with 24k of that being student loans. Money was tight each month and I kept having to borrow to hold me afloat during each shutdown. I felt lost and angry. My anger was at all of the external factors which I blamed for the predicament I was in: The President, my job, my school, etc.,

Thankfully, id been lurking this sub for quite some time and decided this would be my last Hail Mary. I found 2 contracting gigs, put it my two weeks as a fed, and took the plunge.

6 months later I’m working 4 full time positions in the private sector and went from making $90k/year to $350k/year. I’ve paid off $30k in credit card debt, saved for 3 months emergency, paid off my car, and during this time had my student loans discharged (Borrowers defense).

I just want to thank those of you that post on here because it inspired me to take change. There are many more lurkers than posters but if you’re someone like myself who is at rock bottom just know that if you put in the work and summon the courage you really can make this system work for you.

Screenshot is of emergency fund.

I turned 40 a few weeks ago and have loved DBZ since I was first shown by a Japanese exchange student back in 1993. Today, after finally arriving to episode 95 I was able to witness my son’s reaction and it absolutely filled me with joy with how genuinely hype he got.

This show is now a family heirloom and I hope some of you get to share in this moment with your little ones.