#2 Poverty

I was not prepared for this. I literally have no idea what to do right now. I have no job adn have to drive to this OVATA conference in HR next week. Conference is $60 for registration (basically just meals because they feel sorry for us poor grad students with no jobs yet), and gas is at least $50 and likely more with commuting within the area and the return drive. I have almost no food. I still owe May utilities, July rent is going to be higher, and I still have June utilities too. I want to drive by YMA  at least once and I want have to be in Portland in a few weeks. I have an immense amount of college and grad school loans waiting with my name tagged on to them. I still need to get my teaching license too... which is another $200. Even if I got a job yesterday, I wouldn't have access to anything until next month. I also need to start saving for upcoming trips to SoCal. As much as I want to just relax for a week, I really can't afford to.

Hello next three months of rice, pasta, bread and eggs, and being primarily stuck in Corvallis, riding my bike everywhere.