Tan Expert

It's official! I HAVE A JOB! I am now employed at a tanning salon in Kearney, getting paid Minimum wage.

If that statement alone doesn't give me the motivation to graduate I don't know what will.

BUT a job is a job, and I'm broke. Lets face it begger's can't be choosers and I was begging. I had resorted to driving home to do odd jobs for money. EXAMPLE: writing a 1,000 word paper for a desperate student in need. Cleaning my little sisters room for money (see pictures below)

I even attempted to sell my plasma and turn in my Dad's beer cans for cash. This makes working at the tanning salon sound like a 6 figure job.

Here is the problem with me having a job though, as soon as I get a little bit of money I feel like I need to spend it wherever possible. Things that I absolutely positively don't need all of the sudden become appealing. Things like nail files (I bite my nails), redbox movies, eye shadow, fast food, socks, and water bottles all of the sudden become things that I 'have to have'. After minutes of walking through the store or driving around trying to come up with some logical excuse as to why I need to buy whatever item it is, I ALWAYS end up buying it. On rare occasion do I ever say no.
I need to learn how to manage my money.
Needless to say I need to learn how to say NO!

I will be graduating in 79 days, and then hopefully 10 months from then moving to the sunny state of Orlando Florida with my wonderful boyfriend. I'm not going to get there spending my money on nail files and redbox movies and although I make a top notch tanning salon expert and I'm certainly not complaining about this beautiful free bronze skin, 6 figures sounds a little bit better.