Freelance Writing Jobs for November 3, 2009

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1. Rupa says:
   November 3, 2009 at 11:35 am

   Thank you for the early leads. Very much appreciate your efforts, Deb. Early mornings are the best time for me to hunt for and shortlist jobs to apply to later in the day.

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2. Anne G. says:
   November 3, 2009 at 12:48 pm

   I’m struggling with the “remain positive” part of life. My daughter took an after school babysitting job at the beginning of the school year and loves having her own money to spend part and deposit part. Last week, my neighbor decided that we are “rich” and that her older, teen mom daughter deserves the babysitting money more, even though that daughter was given a rent-free mobile home a month ago and gets WIC, food stamps and the utilities are included in the rent-free deal. This meant the neighbor bowed out of paying my daughter last week and my daughter was obviously hurt by the lack of notice and being told we’re “rich” when we live paycheck to paycheck.

   I’m furious and there’s nothing I can do. The neighbor is bipolar and really just doesn’t get it. And it’s first of the month which means all our bills are due, so it’s not like I could even pay her the money she was expecting to earn for now.

   This week, for me, just isn’t starting out on a positive note.

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3. Kathleen says:
   November 3, 2009 at 4:54 pm

   Ann,

   Doesn’t it drive you nuts when people think they are just entitled to have everything handed to them? I’m sorry your daughter was treated to terribly. So she did the work and wasn’t paid for it? There is no excuse for that, even if you were rich. Funny how people like that look at those who work hard for what they have and consider them “rich.” Maybe if they’d try to actually work for a living, they could be “rich” too.

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   • Anne G. says:
     November 3, 2009 at 5:35 pm

     My neighbors have been poster children for what not to do. Both teens had babies and then had second babies. At least the boy decided he didn’t want to be like his mom or sister and enlisted in the military. I hope he makes it because I’d like to think all the time my husband and I spent raising him when his mother was too busy at the bars meant something good rubbed off.

     But last week, my daughter was supposed to babysit all week. She had the youngest for one day and then the mother announced the money would be better with said welfare daughter who “needs it more because your family is rich.” It bothers me a lot that she’d say something like that in front of a 13-year-old. There’s no call for that, a grown woman should know better. But she also decided not to bother paying because my daughter only babysat for an hour.

     There’s that part of me that wants to let her have it and tell her off. I’m pretty sure no one ever has, but there is the other part of me that says I need to set the example here and show my kids that no matter what someone does, it’s better to walk away.

     What this has done is given me excellent fodder for NanoWriMo, so I’m thankful for that. 3,500 words done so far and I have a lot more I want to do before I call it done.

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     • Kathleen says:
       November 3, 2009 at 9:40 pm

       You know, that’s a good idea. Write about the experience and it will make you feel a bit better. It is horrible that she would talk to your daughter that way, but clearly she has no clue what to do with kids or her own wouldn’t be the way they are. Of course, I believe as kids get into their teen years they are responsible for their own actions. But as parents we instill values into them so they can make good decisions.

       No one is perfect but in most cases, if you teach your kids to be good people and hard workers, they will fulfill that expectation. It is clear to me what kind of “values” this woman has instilled in her children. It is also clear to me that you are above that and your daughter will reflect that in her life as well. I’m sure it hurt her to be spoken to like that, but she will learn a lot from it too. And she will have even more appreciation for you. Can you just imagine her thinking “Thank goodness my mom isn’t like that person!”

       I have to say, you’re better than I am. I would have gone off without thinking. And then my kids would have to say they don’t know me. I hope the rest of your week improves.

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       • Phil says:
         November 3, 2009 at 11:11 pm

         Ann,

         You handled this much better than I probably would have. I would have been on their porch demanding payment, and putting up some notices at local stores warning others about the deadbeat who may or may not pay for services.

         It’s also amazing when people assume other people are well-to-do. I have higher revenues than many, but recent health care expenses for my 18-year-old will have me paying medical bills well beyond my natural life (one one-line longevity test says I should have been dead 5 years ago!). My younger daughter had surgery 11 years ago that we just got done paying for two years ago.

         But what’s worse is my kids think I’m hoarding money when I do very little for myself or my wife.

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         • Kathleen says:
           November 4, 2009 at 12:49 am

           Sad how clueless kids can be sometimes. I remember getting our phone shut off (missed paying the bill) and my kids thought I did it on purpose to annoy them. lol One day reality sinks in.

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         • Anne G. says:
           November 4, 2009 at 12:53 pm

           My kids are very clued in to our finances. At times I worry about them knowing so much, but other times I think it’s better because they realize when I say they can’t have or do something it’s for good reason.

           I know my son and I had that discussion this summer and he said he hates knowing just how little emergency savings we do have built up, but at the same time, he listens to his friends and realizes how clueless they are and feels better that he’ll have an idea regarding bills and the true living expenses that exist when he’s done school. So I guess I’m glad he’ll at least go into adulthood knowing rather than getting shocked by the cost of groceries, heating, taxes and the likes.

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4. Kenna says:
   November 4, 2009 at 3:52 pm

   Unfortunately, we live in a Welfare state where others can live off the backs of hard workers. Welfare states create criminals where they think nobody owns anything. It’s sad and unfair for the majority who work hard and believe in self-respect.
   Sure, there are times where one experiences hardship and the kind offerings of others help them through the tough times. But it should only be temporary. When it begets more Welfare and more criminals then it’s a degrading system.

   On lighter note: thanks for the list!

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5. Phil says:
   November 4, 2009 at 4:07 pm

   Ann,

   I have tried to clue the kids in on finances, but it’s like speaking Latin to them. Part of the problem is that things were a little easier before rash of medical bills and the high cost of private school (which jumped significantly for high school). The public schools around here are poor, but we had no luck when trying to sell the house in order to move to an area with better schooling. We couldn’t get what we would need in order to move.

   Glad you were able to drive it home to your kids, as my parents did with me. This may sound sexist, but I hear from some is part of the problem is that they are girls. My sister (three years younger than me) was like that in her pre-teens, but by her late teens, she understood, too. Even made her own prom dress.

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