Posts Tagged ‘pro bono client’
That Man Behind the Curtain
Total Black: $635.37
Total Red: $270,000.16
Felt a draft today. Went right up my dress. In a manner of speaking, of course. I uncovered a gap in my blogging security that might have revealed my true identity. And we can have that! Or can we? Keep reading . . .
Leaving New York
Total Black: $3,010.01
Total Red: $238,487.55
The day has arrived. My last in New York. And what a ride. I arrived back at my mother’s house around 11pm. Keep reading . . .
One Last Loose End
Total Black: $2,027.70
Total Red: $239,707.84
“All my bags are packed, I’m ready to go.”
Well . . . not quite. But pretty much things are coming to a close. My New York chapter is closing. The only last remaining task is the pro bono client. Keep reading . . .
Pushing Back
Total Black: -$66.73
Total Red: $229,112.23
Not much to update today. Just waiting. A lot it seems. Both today and of late. Keep reading . . .
Back on the Chain Gang
Total Black: $539.47
Total Red: $230,761.09
Starting a new temporary attorney assignment tomorrow. The hours could be long and the pay is ok. A dollar less than the last temp assignment I had. But with more hours I shouldn’t really notice the difference. Keep reading . . .
Consulting My Paycheck
Total Black: $66.71
Total Red: $230,428.77
Another contract attorney and I got to talking today about legal consulting work. He told me about a friend of his who suggested he help out a third person who had been having difficulty collecting on a promissory note. This third person had loaned ten thousand dollars to another person, who also happened to be an attorney, and he was not paying and now wasn’t even returning her calls. Upon hearing from his friend about this woman’s matter, he didn’t feel particularly adept in handling it so he passed along the name of another attorney she might call, also a friend of his. Sometime later he met up with that friend and asked about the outcome of the woman’s debt collection efforts. His attorney friend told him that there was nothing he could do to help the woman because the promissory note she had was usurious. She put in a 10% interest rate. And if a lawyer had tried to collect on the note, my co-worker’s attorney friend informed him, that lawyer would have been subject to sanction by the court for attempting to collect on a usurious debt—akin to loan-sharking. What makes this story so noteworthy? My co-worker and I would have never thought to even consider the interest rate. Ten percent didn’t seem all that high to me given that credit cards can legally charge up to 30% on your purchases. His story represented to me the dangers accompanying legal consulting work. Keep reading . . .
My Christmas List
Total Black: $2,078.05
Total Red: $230,820.17
Today is St. Nicholas Day. In the Byzantine Catholic rite, it’s a very special day. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of all Byzantine Catholic churches. As children my father would dress up as St. Nicholas for the entire elementary school. He’d also dress up as Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny. It was pretty great having St. Nicholas as your father, so to speak. It’s a role he fit well and fulfilled his entire life. After mass was over, St. Nicholas would walk the halls of the school as all the school children sang “O kto, kto Nikolaja l’ubit,” translated from Church Slavonic means, “O Who Loves Nicholas the Saintly.” St. Nicholas would pass out candy and other treats to the children. Then we’d all assemble in the gymnasium for a special lunch. Keep reading . . .
Charts and Calls
Total Black: $63.19
Total Red:$231,259.60
A few days ago I received a comment suggesting and requesting a budget and income analysis. It got me thinking that a few visual aids might help me, and my readers, to gauge my progress. So, I spent the better part of today tooling around with excel spreadsheets trying to graph my data. In Third Day of Accounting I included an excel chart that showed total red from the prior two days of accounting. I didn’t have time to update that chart for my Fourth Day of Accounting. I thought I’d start with charting my total black and total red for each day. That chart didn’t come out looking as clean as I thought, so it’s on hold. It’s not what the commenter requested, or suggested, but it’s a start. See, a budget implies income and expenses. These past few weeks I’ve mostly had expenses. It’s hard to budget when your income shifts from week to week. I can chart my expenses, but I kinda covered that in Cutting Costs, Corners . . . and Concerns. But I promise to make my entries a bit more visually stimulating. Perhaps that’s a task I can accomplish while relaxing over the Thanksgiving holiday at my mother’s. Keep reading . . .
Early to Bed, Early to Rise
Total Black: $66.92
Total Red: $231,085.13
Eh . . . but it’s not really early. And I’m not yet wealthy. Healthy and wise perhaps. Two out of three so far. Keep reading . . .
Just Another Manic Monday
Total Black: $3,213.39
Total Red: $230,644.12
I’ve not been feeling very creative these past few days. My entries have been more like detailed status updates rather than my elaborate observations on life, debt, and other things. I suppose the muses too need their rest. To that end then I note that I received a letter today in the mail from the landlord’s management company, informing me that they’ve received all of the rent for September and October and therefore will be discontinuing the legal action. Keep reading . . .