I Signed Up For A Class And Now I'm Broke: Tales from NYC

Hello all!

Right now I'm in New York City relaxing at my friend Chrissy's house until my meet-up with an agent tonight at Ripley-Grier.  Yesterday I met with Peter Rofe of PDR Voice Coaching in New York.  We met because I wanted to get assessed for his class that he's having in a few weeks.  It's an all day class.  10am-6pm.  So the price was up there but actually incredibly reasonable for the location, the teaching, and the length of the class.

First of all: HE ACCEPTED ME!  Secondly....

That means I'm broke. 

Until Friday when I get paid.  But yeah I mean broke.  Haven't-been-this-broke-since-college broke.  Thank-God-I-bought-my-bus-ticket-before-I-came-here broke.  Didn't-eat-more-than-a-bagel-and-granola broke.  BROKE.

A thought: How do we fund these lives of ours?  I always want to take classes, but the prices, while they are usually reasonable, are still out of my reach.  So what gives?

Maybe I'm not working hard enough.  Perhaps if I had more survival jobs.  What I do know is this: I need to get better at managing my money.

Yesterday was a wake-up call that I needed.  When I talked to Peter about this life he said that to get started in this business takes money.  It's true.  It's true that it takes money to make money.  But you invest in your career.  It's like starting a restaurant or opening a shop.  You invest.  And hopefully you'll get that money back ten-fold.  That's what I'm hoping for.  Not hoping.  That's what I'm going for.  That's what I'm going to do.

I am humbled.  I applied for a part-time job at Starbucks.  We are amping up our eBay store.  I re-applied for my Macy's Villager job (which I LOVED last year).  I am still doing SP work and baby sitting.  Clearly, however, I need more money to fund my life and dreams.  Thank GOD I met with Peter yesterday.  I truly felt that I was in the right place at the right time.

Today I sat down and wrote out a budget for shared expenses and personal expenses.  I have minor debt to pay off and I'm gonna do it goddammit.  I am going to get myself out of this rut.  Just like Irina said I WANT TO WORK. (Was it Irina?  Or Masha or Olga?  I can't remember).

So November will be my month to figure this all out.  And I will figure this out.  One day at a time.

-Cindy

p.s.: Anyone looking for help? (: