by Beks
I’ve been a bit nervous about our missing rent safety net. On our own, we’d be fine. Add a kid, daycare, and extra health insurance and suddenly ‘fine’ isn’t the word I’d use to describe our upcoming budget. I expressed my concern to my husband who replied, ‘Everything will turn out.’
Yes, he’s the financial Bob Marley in our relationship. He never gets worried.
I clicked through our spreadsheets trying to make 1 + 1 = 47 but even with today’s modern math, it wasn’t happening. As I was about to lose my sanity, my husband strolled home from work. ‘Guess who’s up for a raise?’ he asked with a grin.
I stared at him.
He paused then said, ‘ME!’
I continued to stare in silence.
‘Hon?’ he asked.
More silence and a confused stare.
He snapped in front of my face. ‘Anyone home?’ he laughed.
‘Didn’t you JUST get one?!?’ I asked.
‘Well, yeah. But it’s time for another according to my boss’ he said proudly.
Have I worked for the government so long that I forgot what it’s like to get a raise? Man, I miss my private sector job.
Raises are supposed to be handed out in the next 30 – 60 days at his office.
Did you hear that? That, my friends, was a sigh of relief.
Beks is a full-time government employee who enjoys blogging late into the night after her four kids have gone to sleep. She’s been married to Chris, her college sweetheart, for 15 years. In 2017, after 3 long years working the Dave Ramsey Baby Steps, they paid off more than $70K and became debt free. When she’s not working or blogging, she’s exploring the great outdoors.
Congratulations! And no, raises don’t just happen in the private sector these days, either. I haven’t had a raise in years.
Same with me. I haven’t had a raise since 2008 but I’m thinking something is bound to happen this year. I hope!
That is great news!
Wow that’s awesome, great job!
I just found your blog…it’s awesome and i am so inspired by your debt payment. My hubby and i are where you are and i am excited to start the journey sometime next year!
When I read about your DH’s recent graduation, I was hoping that something like this would happen for him too! Because right after my DH graduated with his master’s degree, his employer suddenly handed him a 25% raise, even though he had just gotten nice 8% raise a few months before…and on top of the fact that they had just paid for 100% of his tuition, books and fees.
Let’s hear it for employers who truly appreciate an educated workforce and are willing to pay for what that brings to their company!