Throwing My Money Away
Posted by tturff on February 6, 2008
I don’t know how but I keep running out of money. How can that be I only have child-support and a cell bill to pay? I have no vices that cost money. No booze, no drugs, no women, no gambling, and for all intent, I stopped smoking two months ago. The smoking thing will have to be it’s own post. To long to insert into another topics post. My point is where is my money going?
I’ve got to get my spending under control. I get paid well enough that I shouldn’t be living paycheck to paycheck. I’m not rich by any means, but I’m just not poor either. I don’t have any savings. That worries me a lot. What would I do if I lost my job. It’s not the economy, it’s my lack of fiscal discipline. Heck, I have no discipline in anything let alone financial.
I feel like I’m still homeless living in this truck. My lifestyle is not much different. It is worse now on this 
dedicated, but even when I was OTR, I felt like I wasn’t doing anything. Driving trucks isn’t work. I know it helps I really like driving, but come on. The hardest thing I do is hook and unhook the trailer. Wow, that’s some hard work I’m doing. Yes, traffic and other drivers can be stressful. It, only gets bad when you don’t let go of it, and dwell on it.
OK, the only real skill involved in my job is backing. Everything else is gravy. The hardest thing about back, is trying not to look stupid in front of other drivers. That was a problem at first. For the most part now, I don’t care. If someone has a prob with how I back, get in my truck and back it yourself.
I’m starting to go crazy with this dedicated I’m on. Most days I am on duty about three hours. THREE HOURS! Notice I didn’t say work, cause I don’t work. Here’s my day. Hookup to trailer. Bump a dock. Drive 
2.1 miles. Bump another dock. Drive 2.1 miles. Unhook trailer. That ‘work’ takes me a whole three hours. Sometimes I get sent into Chicago to do some local work. I don’t mind that. Since I get paid buy the hour, I love it.
Not knowing when I’ll run into Chicago is a problem. I can’t get a second job. Not, that I really want a second job. I just want some thing to keep me busy. If I had a personal car I’d do more with my kids. Alas, it is time for my rant to end.
tim mcinturff
