Should Women Make More Money Than Men?

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I was watching this video, laughing to myself.  Women have fought for equal pay for decades but this video made me see a possible reason why things are the way they are.  Most of the guys I've dated have made less than I and to be honest that was always an issue.

Either I felt like they didn't contribute enough to the household or they felt like I was not treating them with respect when I told them I could buy what I wanted with MY money.

This guy does curse a lot but if you can get past that he does have a point, in my opinion.

My Son Thinks He's Rich

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My son saw a few dollars sitting on my desk and asked what I was going to do with them.  I told him I would give him the money if he could keep up with it.  He promised he would and took the bills to his room to add to the other money he had saved up.

He came back a few minutes later, "Mom, I have $9.00 and 300 cents." I smiled and said that's great.  It didn't dawn on me until I heard him telling Dad the good news.   Apparently, I nor the teachers had made sure my seven year old understood that 300 cents was the equivalent of $3.00.

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I called him back to my room and broke it down to him. Then I asked him what 9 plus 3 was.  "You mean I have $12?  I've got more money than any kid ever had?  How did I save all this money? What can I buy with all this money?"  I laughed and asked him how much money did he get off my desk. He said $8.00, I guess he'll figure out later on how he got so much money in such a short time.

Wow, now I'm starting to miss the days when I thought $12 was a lot of money. How about you?

Money On My Mind

It's been a while since I've written a blog post, I've had a lot of stuff on my mind. Yes, it all seems to boil down to MONEY.

I've been a faithful servant for the federal government for 13 years. The first 5 years, I was a seasonal employee, but after applying for hundreds of positions, I finally became permanent. Yes, it sounds ungrateful, but ever since I became permanent I wanted to quit. Of course I didn't quit because of what--MONEY!

The fact that I've been promoted a number of times has made things a little more bearable, but things are still not the way I want them to be. This is the second time (beginning Fall 2009) that I've decided to go to school in order to acquire more skills so I can advance. Since I will always be a writer whether professionally or as a hobby, I've decided to get my Bachelor's Degree in English with a concentration in Technical Writing. At some point I may return to get my Master's in Creative Writing but I'm taking it one step at a time. Yes, to many people it seems like I am a career student but when you have 20 more years to work before you are eligible for retirement, you begin to think about how far you can climb up the ladder within that time frame. I'm not the type of person that sits in one position forever and ever. I crave challenges and I love to learn new things. Although MONEY is not the most important thing to me, it makes getting things I need and want much easier.

The first time I attended college while working for my current employer was from 2004 to 2006, when I got Associates Degree in Information Technology. For a little over 5 years I tried to acquire a position in this field at my job with not much luck. It turns out that it's alot easier to get the position you want if you are willing to move out of town. Of course the only downfall to that is that if they decide they don't need you anymore, they will send you back to your previous position. Which means relocating a least twice. Before having my son I was pretty mobile but I wouldn't want to put a two year old through all of the moving back and forth, so I'm trying to sit here and be patient until someone reads my application and considers me worthy. Hey, the girl needs more MONEY.

Even though I was an honor roll student all through high school and the first couple of times I went to college, this time is a lot harder. I'm not sure if it's because I'm older or because I just have too many things on my plate (son, work, and school). It may be a little bit of everything, but I'm not the only person that has gone through this and I'm sure I won't be the last so I just have to suck it up and keep it moving. I thank God for my former babysitters (The Fletchers) and my father (my current babysitter) because without them I would be like my dad says--"Nutty as a fruitcake". One day all of the working and schooling will pay off and these will be the first people that will get taken care of when I get that big MONEY.