No, flying didn’t cost me anything. It’s a nice perk having a friend that’s a pilot. I am usually comfortable in those small planes but yesterday I was all bent out of shape while flying. My friend will be taking his exam to become a flight instructor on Monday. So he used me as his test dummy. He will need to talk the instructor threw the different maneuvers as if he’s talking to a student pilot. We did over 3 hours of simulated emergency situations. How to land if there’s a fire, engine failure, stalls, etc..Wow did I have some sweaty palms and armpits by the time we were finished.
I currently work full time however getting an additional part time job is an idea I should probably consider. I currently make “OK” money with good benefits and I enjoy the job. The other idea is for me to look into a different full time job. In my line of work I could get a contract position. The downside is a contract position provides poor benefits and I currently have our kids covered under my health insurance. The kids could get switched back to W’s insurance however that would cost her about 400.00 more a month to add them. W probably wouldnt be to fond of that. The up side for me to start looking for a contract position is that my wages would almost DOUBLE. This whole garnishment thing stresses me out like no other!!!
I WILL also look into meeting with a financial planner and I really appreciated the verbiage for the email.
Finally, I need to realize and appreciate the comments my W made about missing her family. I am hoping for the best but I have no expectations.
