unhappy- not really debt related
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| Wed, 01-14-2009 - 8:00am |
Hi all,
So when I introduced myself earlier I had mentioned that DH is applying for fellowships and that is a huge expenditure that we are looking forward to in the next couple of months. I got paid for the whole semester earlier this month and I set the money aside for that expenditure. However, DH has not done as well so far. He is brilliant and everyone thinks that he should get tons of interviews - his program director said so himself yesterday and was shocked that he has got only 1 interview so far. Not just him, everyone is pretty stunned and DH is feeling very down. This is something he really really wanted and seems that all the years of being in school was geared towards this. I am trying to be as supportive as I can - I even tried to tell him that we will be fine if this does not pan out but I know that I too will be deeply disappointed if it does not work. I would rather spend all the money earmarked for his interviews on interviews rather than having leftovers to repay debt. I know it is difficult to fathom how, although I really want to be debt free I would, I want to spend all that money on interviews. We are both going through a rough patch work-wise for a while now and look forward to something positive happening.
Sorry for the vent and thanks for listening.
EL


No, no! That is what this board is for.......venting. I usually do it daily! Helps to type things out and read it back.
Sorry to hear about this. I hope he gets more interviews and your outlook improves.
Hi,
Thanks a ton for the wishes. He got one more interview yesterday but it seems really bad. Yesterday turned out to be HORRIBLE - there is some trouble at work for dh and a colleague called to saw he had 8 or so interviews. Not being petty, but dh is far more qualified than him - but this other person had a couple of other things working for him like the blessing of the most powerful person in their program who, unfortunately, has written recommendations for dh and the other person and I guess the difference shows.
Once again, thanks for the reading the vent.
best,
EL