Recent content by jmgst71

Thank you, everyone, for your insight. Where you live it may only pay $10 a hour, but in Philly, I've found jobs for EMT-B's starting at $15 an hour, which would be enough for me to live on for a while, and even the city Paramedics here make almost (close enough at least) what I make now. And...

Huzzah, more student loans. I just paid my original ones off last year. Not much good a liberal arts degree is going to do me now anyway. Thanks for the advice everyone. I actually randomly ran into and spoke to a Philly paramedic last night, and if I believed in signs I'd say it was one. He...

Hello all, I'm sure the majority of you are tired of seeing posts like this, but my question is eating away at me, so I'm going to fire away. I'm 30. I have a mortgage and a soon-to-be wife. No kids to support, but my dog and cats are big eaters. The question is- am I crazy for wanting to...