What's up pubs. Happy Wednesday, it's scorching out here in Baltimore. Fam My parents have been separated for about 8 years, though never divorced. My mother has always been the breadwinner, and my dad is one of those hurricane-type folks who can't manage his life, let alone a budget. But he's getting there. He's got a setup now where he's working and renovating an apartment that he's living in, and he managed to get his $550 monthly student loan payment down to $50, which is great (even if it means he'll be paying off his loan forever at that rate). The main thing is, I'm trying not to worry about him. He tells me not to. But it's hard not to be concerned when he's so bad with money. So I'm trying this radical form of unconditional acceptance. Maybe it's not so radical to other people, but the thing is, it really helps. I've been spending a lot of time with him and being happy just to see him. I mean, he is fucking awesome. Money I have no debt to speak of, but that situation is set to change drastically. I have about 5 semesters of school I'm about to enroll in, at $5k a semester. My car just went belly-up, so I want to replace it, but not with another junker that'll give me cause to worry about when some crucial engine component will fail on me. So I'm thinking about getting a car loan. I've never had one of those. I have about $3k I'm setting aside for a downpayment. A really knowledgeable friend thinks that I can just find undervalued cars in the neighborhood of $15-$18k, buy, then flip them for a tiny profit every few months. He did it all throughout college. To me, that seems like biting off a lot more than I know how to chew. Oh, and I need braces. WEAR YOUR RETAINERS KIDS. Love Life lol Fitness I work 7 days a week. The only thing that keeps me sane is playing soccer, which I do anywhere from 1 to 4 days a week. But I haven't been inside a gym in two months and I can't stop thinking about that. I'm trying to wrestle away a day off or something, just so that I can take a little more self-care. On the plus-side, I just timed my mile-time and I'm at 5:50, so that's surprisingly awesome. Work I'm essentially a personal assistant to a guy who owns a bunch of higher-end apartments in the city and he pays me under the table. And I work at a busy restaurant on the weekends. And I still don't make enough money. The cool thing about work though is that it sort of keeps me sane. This weekend for July 4th I had two days off and I almost went crazy. I've been working so much recently that I forgot how to relax. ----- Shoutout to _refugee_ for saving my mental health about a week ago. This website abounds with concrete effects and improvements to my life. (I really could shout-out to more people, but I don't want to turn this into a mush-fest this early in the morning.)