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i've had an obsession with schweppes ginger ale lately, it's so good. i wish they served it at 3 amigos, something about drinking a nice crisp caffeine free soda with my nachos with chicken and beans excites my taste buds. i usually drink sprite with my meal, partially because i'm not a fan of caffeinated soda, let alone any soda really. but i don't enjoy my meal much with just a water or fruit juice. with mexican food you need that bubbly goodness that makes you burb so you feel like you have more room to eat. but i would prefer schweppes ginger ale instead, yes!

i'm pending on my w-2 form to arrive at work. i got back 950 last year, so i expect more this year since i make more and have worked more hours and plenty of overtime which means the more taken out, the more i'll be getting back. i want to pay off my lap top, order my 2 bathingsuits and glasses i want from american apparel, get some new outfits, buy a cool couch for john and my apartment for august, and put some asside in another checking account strictly for the apartment. and any other left over money from each of my paychecks are going in that account aswell. and i'm working on switching car insurance because 250 a month is way too much for my driving record. and i'm also working on trading in or selling my car, depending on how much i could get for a trade in. if not i'm gonna sell my car for close to what i owe and switch it to a signature loan for the left over amount, extend it and get a new, cheaper, more reliable car. and i've also lowered my phone bill by like 20 dollars since i was paying for minutes i don't use.

and lastly, i need to go platinum at work. it'll give me a 5% raise. and then when my year raise comes up in april i'll get another 3% raise. bringing me a little over 2,300 a month before taxes. and even with almost 200 getting taken out of my paycheck a week for taxes and health insurance i'll still be left with a decent amount which will be good. especially once i pay off my laptop i'll have that extra 100 a month. and then if i lower my insurance, and get a better car that i don't have to fix ever 2 months, i'll have plenty of money to afford rent, utilities, my usual bills, groceries, and then some. and after i have all of this set, i'll look into school. still hair school, so i can get my license in less than 2 years [because i'd have to do it part time] and then get my foot in the door on a career.

a lot of things going on, sad that money is the base, but i'm enjoying planning my future.