Unfinished Works

Bills owed 2016-2019 September 2016 Food $50 - You just moved into your auntie's house in 2016 with an unfair day's notice to her and your uncle. You need to pay for your own food cause the rent is free so go out and get a job so you can afford to feed yourself. October 2016 Medical insurance $150 - You finally got a job, congrats. Now use that money to set up a $40 doctor's appointment (which is 4 hours worth of pay) for all the aches and pains you experience in your back. The doctor tells you nothing is wrong and seems to rush you out of his doctor's office so he can finally take his lunch break. Note to self, don't schedule future appointments near a doctor's lunch time.  Travel $20 - You moved to the Bay Area from SoCal to help out with a startup church in San Francisco. You are currently living in Hercules and the BART doesn't start until later in the day on Sunday's. What could be a 30 minute car ride turns into a weekly 2 hour public transportatio...

What is the plan really? Great question to ask. Was there a plan in the first place or was it just a result of great desire for change & a little bit of adrenaline. Who knows at this point, all I know is I’m stuck between My Rock & a hard place.  September 2016 got here, March 2017 still here. What went wrong? A lot possibly but I’m not here today to talk about that. Let’s talk about the future & what it may hold for me.  If I begin to work a 2nd job at Amazon as a delivery driver it will give a boost to my finances which will enable me to reach my financial goal much faster. Currently working at Starbucks with 30-40 hours a week is a dead end. A better budget may be in need but the biggest setback is time (I’ll explain in a sec).  How much more do I have left for this SF season? For life? Or am I near the end? Did I completely miss the mark on this one or am I truly doing the best that Isaiah Shemaiah Brown can do? Life after Bible college ha...