When It's Time for Changes

When Groucho wanted to discontinue eating the dry dog food he let me know by entertaining my mom one Saturday by taking each piece and strategically putting it in a spot in front of the television and then waited until I returned from the store. He refused to eat any of it. My mom just laughed and said that it was his way of telling me that he didn't want to eat that stuff anymore. The time had come for a change in his food. I now cook vegetables, chicken gizzards, liver, beans, rice, and oatmeal for him and he is quite happy with that. He gets raw vegetables as well. He has taught me that when things aren't tasting good, choose something else to eat. The time has come for some changes in my life, mostly related work. About a year ago I realized that things were not improving at work and were actually getting progressively worse. The Admin staff was laid off and now more and more responsibility is being placed on us case managers without added incentives such as pay increases. Now normally that would not bother me too much, but while I'm being paid the same rate, my living expenses, especially the association fees have risen. The total of my monthly mortgage payments and association fees account for more than 50% of my take home pay for one pay period. I have actually gotten behind on these as both are due on the same day. I have decided that it is time to move on job wise if possible. I have been actively interviewing for a position with a company that offers bonuses and other incentives. It is a company with many locations. I won't mention any names at this time. Needless to say, there is the prospect of earning the rate of pay I am currently at plus bonuses. On one hand I want a different job, but on the other I know I will miss my co-workers. This has not been an easy decision to make but it has to be made in order for me to move ahead. More income means being able to pay my bills with less stress and less of the ``rob Peter to pay Paul'' syndrome. It will also allow me to save more money and give more away. I think this is what Dave Ramsey would recommend as a course of action.