Elijah
Appearances
The Ramsey Show
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Hey, so to explain what's been going on is I've been going to work every morning by a meter car that my parents let me use with my sister. Um, I live with my, I live with my parents. I worked at the local post office. Um, and I recently just got, uh, laid off because I wasn't able to keep up with the workflow.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
I just wasn't fast enough. Like I couldn't get the mail out the window fast enough, uh, as I was delivering. Um,
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
I'm just kind of a slow human being. It's I tried my hardest. And they recognized. They were like, hey, we saw that you tried your hardest. We're not firing you. We're just... asking that you please resign because... Well, they fired you.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
I mean, what's really... I'm not very intelligent. And I'm not fast-moved. Like, I just... How do I say this?
The Ramsey Show
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That's probably what it is. I mean, I've always been slower than my schoolmates. I've had, like... Okay. They'd always tell me, oh, I went and did this on Friday night. And I was like, wait, you were out? I was doing homework, trying to figure out the lesson.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
Uh, it's, it's not diagnosed or anything. I mean, I might be able to. go get it checked out at some point, but that's not my main concern right now.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
You're right, yeah. Thank you for that. Calling that out actually made me think about it now. So they said they might be able to hire me or hire me back in a different position that works better. Great. You know, because they loved working with me. They were like, you tried your hardest. We'd love to have you. Love that, by the way. We'd love to have you back. Love that. Yeah. Yeah.
The Ramsey Show
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Um, but, um, they knew that that position just wasn't sure for me. So the problem here I'm having now is I'm now that now that I'm unsure about my, uh, position, I do not have a personal vehicle for myself.
The Ramsey Show
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Um, I have $8,500 saved up and I have a check. That's probably going to be a thousand dollars coming this Friday. from work. And then I do not know, cause I don't want to buy like a $3,000 car because you can't find a $3,000 car on car gurus or on, uh, any of the more reputable, uh, car sites. And then I go to Facebook and all the $3,000 cars are like, Oh, just needs starter.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
Oh, just needs, uh, you know, blank. And it's like, okay, well,
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
Yep, that's what I'm trying to do. With the cash you have on hand. I'm trying to give myself a buffer.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
And that's what makes me concerned, is I don't know how the... I'm not sure that the $7,000 cars are good long-term. Hold on a second.
The Ramsey Show
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Yeah. So what can you do? Hopefully they'll take me back into training for the new position. And what if they don't? If they don't, that's what I'm concerned about. Okay, but that's where I was at earlier. A big buffer of money so that I can find a proper job.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
Something repetitive would probably work.
The Ramsey Show
Make Decisions Based on Guidelines, Not Headlines
Anything you've done in the past? Well, I'm 21, so the only jobs I've done up to this point was I was a librarian at my college, and I was a – I worked at a McDonald's, not a McDonald's, at a Burger King.
The Ramsey Show
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I guess, yeah. Great. The library job was great. particularly easy. Great. It was mostly just sitting there. And it's a slower paced environment. Here's the deal.