I'm still confused as to how much money I make and how freakin poor I am. I feel I'll pretty much get a raise soon ( $1.00 per hour w0000ooo... Like the Papa Roach song Obsession) and that won't make a bit of difference because my wife, who works the medical field, and makes $25+? an hour and gets per diem and bonuses and gets troopers to kiss her ass, will find a way to goad me into blowing it on some trip to somewhere hot I don't even want to go to, like our brief jaunt to San Fran a month ago.

I think it just boils down to savers vs. spenders, and savers are a dying breed. Marketing works - to seperate you from your money, and don't think the pressure doesn't rachet up the more money you make.

But regardless, my personal work ethic category is winning. I would be surprised if most people would match that description with my actual work environment, though. The scale doesn't accurately describe what's actually expected of me at my workplace, I step up to match my environment as needed.

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