Thursday, July 24, 2008

The Financial Breakdown

Annual income: $50,000 - $60,000 to start

What I Get:
+ 2 weeks paid vacation
+ 24 paid sick days
+ Dental and health benefits (at a cost of $10/month
+ Great pension plan (which I must contribute $140/paycheque to)
+ Union membership and job security
+ No shiftwork - straight daytime hours

I met with the Pension and Benefits Representative today to get my new full-time position sorted out. I am a little overwhelmed - I kind of feel like I've crossed into the realm of adulthood and am completely and totally naïve to what I need to do. To help make sense of it all, I am meeting with a financial advisor sometime within the coming weeks. Need to start with some wise money choices.

Farewell good paycheques! Hello budgeting!

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