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| Driving through central Oklahoma |
I didn't post last Money Monday$ because it was Valentine's Day, and pictures are way prettier and more fun than money, most of the time. This Monday I am posting super late because I spent the better part of today driving 600 miles to northern Oklahoma for work. As I mentioned in my last post, I wasn't exactly planning working on a film during this 100 Days Challenge, since I knew of nothing on the horizon and I am looking for alternative forms employment, or maybe even a "career." But this short job popped up and my savings account did a little happy dance when it starting thinking that it didn't have to support me all by itself for a little while. So here I am in a delightful hotel overlooking a small town mall with a Dillard's AND a Sears and will be slaving away 12-14 hours a day for the next 25 days.
It could be worse; there is free internet, free breakfast and a little gym at the hotel! Not to mention I am working with one of my good friends and it is an interesting film project that will be cool to be a part of. I do have a special place in my heart for random small towns and cross country road trips so a month in Oklahoma is a little adventure for me. But the real reason I took this job is for the money, which is pretty much the reason I have spent most of my working years in film so far. It pays me, sometimes well, sometimes not at all, but either way I have managed to make a living doing it for six years. Even though I bitch and complain about film jobs more often than not, I just can't say no to a paying job. Crazy right? Who would turn down paying work? But I am walking a fine line between paying down my debts, saving up money for a career/life change and working positively towards that change while trying to put my health/happiness first, before jobs and before money. So why am I at a hotel in Nowhere, OK? Because I see it as an additional stepping stone to my next move. I can save more money and buy myself a little more time so I can do a thorough and conscious evaluation of my next move, without having too many money induced panic attacks in the process.
It is a compromise, as I would much rather be back in NB doing "nothing" but focusing on the 100 Days, but I don't live in a total fantasy land (yet) and do feel like I "need" to be working if the opportunity presents itself. Something about feeling productive, making a living, contributing to society, blah blah blah. Hopefully someday sooner rather than later, I will be in a financial position where I don't have to make compromises and sacrifices for money. In the meantime, I will be working my 100 Days off as a temporary Okie.
What sacrifices and compromises have you made for money?
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