Gary in VA <[email hidden]> spoke thusly...
Quoted message said:"Technician" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >
Quoted message said:relocating for a job is one of those cases where you have to have money to make money. I would
be willing to relocate upon finding a job, if either they shipped my stuff, and paid my way
down, or if i had a job already where i could save up some money for relocating.
Too many excuses Travis. I've been out of work for 8 months, have a mortgage, car payment, student
loan and am ready to move at the drop of a hat.
Gary in VA
and how do you plan to fund the move?
Let me base examples. for this example, lets say i was moving to your neck of the woods, and had a
job waiting for me there.
According to Yahoo, that would be about 800 miles. ok, so for the trip down, assuming i did it in 1
trip (yahoo estimates 12 hours), that would include 1 meal for lunch. we'll say $5 for that.
And i will need gas for the trip down. my car gets about 10 miles to the gallon, and it is about a
10 gallon tank. so that's 100 miles to a tank. last time i gassed up, it took $13.75 to fill the
tank, so rounding to $14, and multiply it by the total mileage, that's $112. so the trip costs $117.
Now, when i get there, i will need an apartment. i have never rented an apartment, so these are
rough guesses. ok, figuring on a decent sized apartment (kitchen/eating area/living area with a
bathroom and bedroom). so figure on $200/month maybe. now i think they require a down payment up
front for the first month. for this budget, i will figure on no phone for the first week until i get
paid (cell phone will work, though the roaming charges will be steep). so that brings it up to $317.
Now, for that first week, i will need food and at least 1 tank of gas, and food. i can live on
pop-[censored] for breakfast, so what, $5 for a 12 pack, and $14 for gas. then for the other two meals, i
figure $5 each per day (may have more or less depending on the day, just a rough figure). so i
arrive saturday to have time for settling in, and just need a supper then. and figuring on a
paycheck on friday (hand delivered to me. figure extra week or two for mailed checks), so meals up
to friday would run about $65, and better add $25 for unscheduled "happenings". this brings the cost
up to $421.
This doesn't include any utilities at the apartment, or cable TV, or internet. say nothing about if
i require a moving trailer (i got a trailer hitch on my car, but when i stand on it it sags the
suspension pretty good so it would have to be low tongue weight).
Now, how much do i _have_. in checking, i have $25 that's holding the account open (would most
likely change banks when i get there anyway), in misc cash, i might have $6. my stocks don't count
as the commission to sell them would cost more then they are worth. so i have $31. that's a
difference of $390.
I'm not making excuses. i have thought this over several times. i have to first get a job to make
money to move to get a better job. at the moment, i am looking at that first step. i have stopped
looking for a career, and started looking more for a job that pays enough that i can pay bills, and
save toward something bigger. Trust me, being OCD, i tend to plan things out quite obsessively
(though there is always the chance i miss something).
I'm sure some will argue that things above may be more or less than estimated, but the fact still
stands, i would need quite a bit more money than i have now to relocate. I highly doubt that i would
find many jobs where they would pay me relocation expenses, get me an apartment set up, and have
every thing all taken care of so i could in fact relocate at the drop of a hat.
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~Travis
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