Last Paycheck

And just like that it’s over. Today I received my final paycheck from my company. I am officially no longer employed. I will get a little bit more money – my FSA still needs to get cleared out, and I hope to get that money at the end of the month. But regular steady paychecks are no more.

This is the first time in 18 years I’ve not had a full-time job. Oh sure, there was a period in the 1990s where I was a professional temp which didn’t guarantee 40 hours a week (and to be honest, a lot of times I was too wrecked from clubbing the night before to even CONSIDER working), but at least I could still say, “I’m a temp,” which meant I was a working temp.

But now? “I’m a stay at home mom,” I’ll say. Or perhaps I’ll amend it to say, “but I do freelance work at home on occasion.” Or maybe my amendment will be, “I’m working on my first novel that I’ve always wanted to write.”

We’ll see.

One comment on “Last Paycheck

  • Cathi , Direct link to comment

    My description of myself: I’m a SAHM with lots of interests, some of which actually bring in some income 🙂

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