I have a job interview today with one of the top five oil and gas companies in the U.S. The position is to work with crude pipelines and commodities trading. I believe the salary is somewhere in the $90,000 to $100,000 range. This is also a chance to become an employee of this company. Right now I'm only a consultant, I get to work with most of the major oil companies in the world but I'm not an actual employee with any of them.
The only downside is location. This new company is not located in downtown Houston so I would have to drive there and gas would probably be $250 per month with my car. This could be a great excuse to trade in my current vehicle for a Toyota Prius, for about the same payment I have now. Of course, this would add a little bit of debt. I currently owe $10,000 on my car but I could sell it for $14,000 and use some of that extra money towards the debt.
Another great reason for a new job is my vacation pay out from my current employer. I currently have 250 hours of vacation saved up which means all of it would all have to be paid out in a lump sum. After taxes that amount should be somewhere around $8,000. I would apply all that money towards our credit card debt.
Wish me luck! I really, really want this job.
HS
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Good luck HS - fingers and toes crossed. You'll be amazed at what good will come to you once you start working a plan to get out of debt. I'm a big believer in fate and if you put good vibes out there (like working to not owe others money), good things will come back to you. We've had two promotions in the last year because we're working to not be a slave to others!
THANK YOU!!! I'm also a huge believer in faith.
HS
Good luck! And stick with the car you have, always gotta make things difficult! lol
Thanks Ronnie!
Well yes I like the car I have but a PRIUS would save me a lot of $$ each day lol
Of course I'm day dreaming I need the job offer first!!
HS
Good luck!
We pay almost $500 in gas a month for both of our cars....so $250 sounds good to me.
Good luck to you!
And am I the only one who finds it hilarious that a job with a major oil company would lead you to trade your car in for a Prius of all things? :) I can't imagine your new employer would be thrilled if you showed up in it :P
Haha true.. at least the Prius still uses gas but yeah can you imagine someone pulling up in a Nissan Leaf.
HS
HS - $250.00 in gas is NOT bad.
Hmm, I was thinking it was a bit high but maybe I can do $250? my current vehicle does have 71,000 miles, I would hate to see it's little value decrease if I'm putting in 50 miles a day. Right now that's what I put in a week.
Things to think about but at the end of the day I may still be stuck in this job :(
HS
Good luck!
And I wanted to comment on your last post - maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think $100 for a couple in a weekend is that bad. I'm also not a super frugal person, though - I'm more from "iceberg" rather than "snowflake" school of thought. I'd rather work more to pull in extra big chunks of money and apply it to my debt/savings that get all nuts about saving on every little purchase.
Anyway, if the Prius will save you money in the long run and will basically be a break-even debt-wise, I would consider it.
BTW - I love the Leaf :)
Awesome! Hope it went well and you've heard good news. My hubs works for various oil companies through Jacobs Eng. and has to drive a long way to Texas City every day. But I'm not complaining!
Fingers crossed, good vibes, and stuff your way.
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