Billy Young's Blog - Posts Tagged "money"
7th January 2011
Just got off the phone with my previous employer, they rang to ask me back for three to four weeks work at full time hours. Though I am pleased to go back to work I have still not gotten any money from the jobcentre so have very little for bus fares for the next two weeks as I will have to work a weeks lying time. I know that in the end it will work out and my family will benefit from it but in the short term things are going to be very difficult. Not the easiest start to the New Year.
On a brighter note my artwork for the next book is almost complete. I still have to get ink though for my son to read over the story to find any mistakes. He doesn’t like to read off of the screen and feels he would make a better job of checking it for me if it is printed up. Well I can’t complain as he only wants to help me out to the best of his ability. He’s also giving me advice on my cover or rather how to get the best from the paint package I’m using to create it. I’m not sure why I’m having problems this time when I have managed in the past and only had my son adding the text for the title. Anyways it is getting there, hopefully I will finish it this weekend as after that I won’t have much time to do anything as the new position has a very early start seven am. This in turn means getting up at around half five in the morning so I can get the bus to get to work on time. That just means a lot of very early night though and little time for writing or any other pastimes. Still we do what we must to give our families as good a life as we can don’t we.
On a brighter note my artwork for the next book is almost complete. I still have to get ink though for my son to read over the story to find any mistakes. He doesn’t like to read off of the screen and feels he would make a better job of checking it for me if it is printed up. Well I can’t complain as he only wants to help me out to the best of his ability. He’s also giving me advice on my cover or rather how to get the best from the paint package I’m using to create it. I’m not sure why I’m having problems this time when I have managed in the past and only had my son adding the text for the title. Anyways it is getting there, hopefully I will finish it this weekend as after that I won’t have much time to do anything as the new position has a very early start seven am. This in turn means getting up at around half five in the morning so I can get the bus to get to work on time. That just means a lot of very early night though and little time for writing or any other pastimes. Still we do what we must to give our families as good a life as we can don’t we.
14th January 2011
My financial worries continue as both the jobcentre and the tax credit office seem to have messed up my claims. Well Magz phoned them on Wednesday to see how things were progressing. Unfortunately they weren’t with the people on the phone a little lost to what was happening. In the end they told Magz to phone back today, which she did to be given more of a run-around before being told things would be sorted for next week. So now I have to find my bus fair for next week and I haven’t had any cash since Christmas meaning I will have to use the credit card. That was something I didn’t want to do but needs must as they say. At least we haven’t run out of food and the kids are well. Though the worry is telling on Magz as her health isn’t the best as you know. I’ve told her that it will it will be fine but they are only words; only of use if you listen to them.
Anyways work has been good, hard but good. Unlike last time I’m working in the main production hall. Last time I was through the back in packing which was a lot easier, a lot less lifting and bending. The early rises aren’t as bad as I thought they would be and have seemed to get easier as the week has past. I will be glad of a long lie-in tomorrow morning though. Of course knowing me I’ll probably wake early and struggle to get an extra hour or two before giving in and getting up, hehehe. I think we are all like that though, don’t you think?
Anyways work has been good, hard but good. Unlike last time I’m working in the main production hall. Last time I was through the back in packing which was a lot easier, a lot less lifting and bending. The early rises aren’t as bad as I thought they would be and have seemed to get easier as the week has past. I will be glad of a long lie-in tomorrow morning though. Of course knowing me I’ll probably wake early and struggle to get an extra hour or two before giving in and getting up, hehehe. I think we are all like that though, don’t you think?
21st January 2011
Great news this week at work, I might be getting kept on. One of my fellow workers got a new job so today was his last day. That means there is now an opening, which is good for me. When I asked my line supervisor today what the chances of me being kept on he said that it was “very good.” You can’t get much better than that. It may be minimum wage but a job in this day and age is still better than the brew (unemployment).
Woking does mean that there is less time for writing but I do get the weekends for that. Talking of which my son has begun reading through my next book, Banshee Fires of Revenge. My sister has the same printer as I do so she lent me her to print up my story. Hopefully he won’t take to long with it. That just means me nagging him a bit to get reading or he’ll take forever. I can’t blame him though as he has his own interests though he does like to read as well. I also finished the cover ands uploaded that and the synopsis to my site and GoodReads.com.
I will now need to start getting my plot together for my next tale. I’ve been thinking about it for a few months now trying to figure out how to approach it. It isn’t a horror this time but more of a speculative fiction set in the future, a dark tale though. I’ve even been thinking of a title yet I’ll decide when it is done whether to go with one of two I have in mind. Of course I don’t want to say too much about it just yet.
As to my troubles with the Jobcentre and Tax Credits well as I said the other week it has finally been sorted. God is certainly smiling on me today, “Thanks Big Man.”
Woking does mean that there is less time for writing but I do get the weekends for that. Talking of which my son has begun reading through my next book, Banshee Fires of Revenge. My sister has the same printer as I do so she lent me her to print up my story. Hopefully he won’t take to long with it. That just means me nagging him a bit to get reading or he’ll take forever. I can’t blame him though as he has his own interests though he does like to read as well. I also finished the cover ands uploaded that and the synopsis to my site and GoodReads.com.
I will now need to start getting my plot together for my next tale. I’ve been thinking about it for a few months now trying to figure out how to approach it. It isn’t a horror this time but more of a speculative fiction set in the future, a dark tale though. I’ve even been thinking of a title yet I’ll decide when it is done whether to go with one of two I have in mind. Of course I don’t want to say too much about it just yet.
As to my troubles with the Jobcentre and Tax Credits well as I said the other week it has finally been sorted. God is certainly smiling on me today, “Thanks Big Man.”
27th May 2011
What a week of for bad weather we’ve had this week. Luckily not as bad as the US has had but bad enough that the wind stripped some of the fruit from my gooseberry bush before I could move it to safety. The strong winds also managed to destroy some of my lettuces leaving three though in general my plants survived well. I’m only glad that this week’s gales aren’t the norm for this time of year as it would make gardening very hard.
My lawnmower is acting up again, cutting out after ten minutes running and then when I restart it, it cuts out in thirty seconds. I thought maybe overheating but after leaving it for a bit it still cut out after a few seconds so I have some trouble shooting to do. Maybe it is the oil filter or maybe something else. Really I don’t know where to begin with it so I’ll start with getting a new filter and then take it from there.
Magz got me a new game this week to celebrate my getting older. She was good and gave it to me early so I started playing it last night as I’ve a long weekend this week. You just have to love the long weekends especially when you have a new game. The one I’m playing now is called The Witcher 2. So far I’m still learning the controls, not easy when you start a new RPG though still fun. Magz is regretting getting the game though as it does involve a lot of noise mouse work when fighting the enemies in game. I think that is as much due to me panicking a little as I try to find my way through the game. One thing I will need to do though to improve the game is get a better graphics card which I may be able to do in a few weeks with what I have managed to save over the past month or so even though I spent some of it last weekend. Well what is money for if not spending.
My lawnmower is acting up again, cutting out after ten minutes running and then when I restart it, it cuts out in thirty seconds. I thought maybe overheating but after leaving it for a bit it still cut out after a few seconds so I have some trouble shooting to do. Maybe it is the oil filter or maybe something else. Really I don’t know where to begin with it so I’ll start with getting a new filter and then take it from there.
Magz got me a new game this week to celebrate my getting older. She was good and gave it to me early so I started playing it last night as I’ve a long weekend this week. You just have to love the long weekends especially when you have a new game. The one I’m playing now is called The Witcher 2. So far I’m still learning the controls, not easy when you start a new RPG though still fun. Magz is regretting getting the game though as it does involve a lot of noise mouse work when fighting the enemies in game. I think that is as much due to me panicking a little as I try to find my way through the game. One thing I will need to do though to improve the game is get a better graphics card which I may be able to do in a few weeks with what I have managed to save over the past month or so even though I spent some of it last weekend. Well what is money for if not spending.
8th February 2014
Went down town early today to get Magz Valentines card and gift. While I was at it I got her birthday covered as well. Tammy went with me, mainly to spend my cash, hehehe. Yes she is a typical teenage daughter as she loves spending her dad's cash which means mine. She did leave me bus fare so I shouldn't complain, hehehe.
The rugby is on this weekend again. Ireland just beat Wales and with some confidence. Wales just seemed to struggle to get into the game. Of course this will only make them more determined in their next match. I only hope that is true for Scotland who face England next. After the disappointment of last week that is. really though I think Scotland will have one good half before falling under the weight of the English forwards. We will see as the game starts soon.
There was more overtime this week. Luckily it wasn't a lot. Still I wasn't paid for the half hour I was held back the week before. I will need to see the office on Monday as I didn't check my payslip till I got home. Hopefully they will just add it to the two and a quarter that I did this week. I don't see how there should be a problem unless they try to put us back on taking time back. That is a real possibility regardless of how unfair it is. I'll just have to wait till Monday to see.
Well the rugby start very soon so I will leave you here.
The rugby is on this weekend again. Ireland just beat Wales and with some confidence. Wales just seemed to struggle to get into the game. Of course this will only make them more determined in their next match. I only hope that is true for Scotland who face England next. After the disappointment of last week that is. really though I think Scotland will have one good half before falling under the weight of the English forwards. We will see as the game starts soon.
There was more overtime this week. Luckily it wasn't a lot. Still I wasn't paid for the half hour I was held back the week before. I will need to see the office on Monday as I didn't check my payslip till I got home. Hopefully they will just add it to the two and a quarter that I did this week. I don't see how there should be a problem unless they try to put us back on taking time back. That is a real possibility regardless of how unfair it is. I'll just have to wait till Monday to see.
Well the rugby start very soon so I will leave you here.
