First paycheck

Well, friends, I have received my first paycheck in over 7 months. It is almost gone now, only being a week's worth, but it was a good feeling for a while. Things I spent it on:

A cell phone. Necessary if you are homeless, because you can't count on a direct phone line any other way. It's a pay-as-you-go phone, so I won't be using it very often, just for incoming calls from potential full-time employers and maybe calling them back. But it's nice that I'm connected. I can do txt messaegs too, but those don't come cheap.

Another bus pass, because the one I'm using is about to run out.

Food. Because I can't be in the shelter where the food is. I tried to apply for Food stamps, but they only gave me $24 worth, and that went rapidly. I still have to check out why they haven't given me more. Even with the job, my income falls below the poverty line.

Not much else to tell. I start my first full week out of training on Monday. We'll see how it goes.