A massive personal Shake up
So over the pas week or so I've had some major shitty shit go on in my real life that has resulted in me having to drop my uni courses.
As I earn a fairly high income, I have to pay HECS upfront in my tax each month, this was costing me over $700 a month in additional tax, and it was crippling. Now I don't begrudge paying my way, I've never expected a free ride, but the system really isn't designed to help semi-successful people get ahead in life.
So anyway, the good thing is that I will be back to concentrating on my woodworking so I should have a few new posts coming out about my shenanigans there, but more than likely most of the good stuff will have to wait until after my holiday at the end of the month.
Take care, and I look forward to hopefully spending more time on the chain and producing some interesting content again.
Sorry to hear that 😕
Are you on whaleshares btw?
i am indeed ;)
I hope everything is OK. Uni will always be there when you're ready/available to study again, ready to further drain your monies.
And it'll be good to have some more time to focus on something creative.
That's a bummer... $700 in additional tax or $700 in HECS fees? Are you doing like a normal degree or a post-grad type thing? What would be a good system do you reckon?
I just don't reckon I've got it in me to go back and study... it just seems so crazy hard to balance study and full time work.
Sorry to hear this but looking forward to seeing some of your woodworking