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NSD...and I got a nice raise!

January 23rd, 2009 at 04:16 am

My blur of a day today was a no-spender. I have a yucky sore throat and after working 13 hours yesterday (without taking a break)...I woke at 4am (thanks to the sore throat)...and finally decided to go to work at 5:30am to get a head start on the day, since I couldn't sleep anyway(I normally go to work at 8am.) Crazy day and end result was I attended a business meeting for lunch (Subway sandwiches provided)...and worked until 6pm tonight with, again, no break. I am POOPED. (did I mention the sore throat???)

Anyways, I am exempt...so it all washes...like on days that I have to take nana to appointments and dont have to doc my sick leave...etc.

I received a great evaluation and a nice raise today. A surprising 6.5%...I am struggling with such a blessing when so many others are struggling to even find work. Right now, my goal is to pay debt and rebuild our emergency fund. The hubs...to afford another toy. I am putting my foot down and insisting on pretending like the raise never happened so we can build a financial safety net.

Tomorrow would have been my dads birthday...(happy birthday papa, I miss you!)

14 Responses to “NSD...and I got a nice raise!”

  1. kel8585 Says:
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    Congrats on the raise!

    Good luck on your goals!

  2. PRICEPLUS Says:
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    Congratulations on the raise!

    I sure hope you feel better soon!WinkSmile

  3. whitestripe Says:
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    i probably already know this from reading your blog - but what do you do for work? such long days, i hope it is worth it! you sound like a very hard worker!

  4. asmom Says:
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    Well done!

  5. Blue Eyes Says:
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    Congratulations!

  6. homebody Says:
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    I'm thinking the same thing right now. I've been up since 3:30, DH is out of town, the dogs want to play, maybe I should just get ready and go to work (it's about 5:00 a.m. now).

  7. Ima saver Says:
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    Congrats on the raise! You deserve it!!

  8. creditcardfree Says:
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    Congrats on the raise. No need to feel guilty, you work hard and deserve it.

  9. MarianneJ Says:
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    Congratulations on the fabulous raise! I am very happy for you!

    I have been having good things happen financially with my jobs as well, and I figure I better "make hay while the sun shines"! There have been plenty of bad financial times for my DH & I so I feel very blessed right now. I am glad you are as well. Smile

  10. LuxLiving Says:
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    Don't feel bad - enjoy your well-deserved raise. Sounds like a great plan on building your financial reserves.

  11. Phenomenal Woman Says:
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    Very nice on your raise!

  12. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    Thanks everyone...what a nice treat to check my blog and see all these congrats and well wishes! I appreciate each of you!!

    whitestrip- It is not always like this...ebbs and flows. I am the assistant to a very busy CEO and I also oversee security and internal audit....and take care of our board of directors. whew! I LOVE my job.

    Again, thanks everyone. Your kind words made my day.

  13. frugaltexan75 Says:
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    Ray,

    Congratulations on your well deserved raise!

  14. baselle Says:
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    Congrats on the raise - time to make some hay!

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