I just finished my fourth model this week (I usually average just six per month). I also finished a financial aid post-mortem, the first of several on the To-Do list.It's financial aid season, the busiest time of my year. I'm trying to get a lot done before Wednesday, when I leave for a three day business trip.
I don't enjoy business travel. I'm looking forward to getting this trip over with.
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You may be crazy busy, but hey, it's extra money, isn't it?
No, not really. It can be. But the reality is there won't be a lot of work in the spring. Like good squirrels, we have to hold on to the extra right now, because we'll likely live on it later.
If at the end of the year (June 09) my project load ends up exceeding my guaranteed minimum, then it will be extra money.
The company and I went in to this deal assuming projects would not yet be sufficient to meet the minimum, with the company agreeing to pay the rest (which for the year is less than my package at the college, when you figure in medical benefits, life insurance, and TIAA-CREF contributions). The break-even point isn't supposed to happen until year three of my arrangement with the company.
Lucky for me, projects are exceeding expectations, so we are ahead. It's shaping up to be a good year. Next year could be a tough one. The financial crisis is clobbering colleges, and we expect several to opt out of our services.
No doubt Courtney is tracking all these things on a spreadsheet :)
Don't work too hard! :)
You are so very right, YG. She accounts for every penny.
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