Originally Posted by no1mad

Update: Still broke and bikeless. But I do have a interview the next town over tomorrow. I know how much per hour I requested (filled out application online yesterday and got a call today) and how many hours they claim the position offers. With those two figures, the wife and I crunched some numbers. It would be tight, but doable- and that's with me riding my bike home 12-13 miles. With a bonafide job offer on the table, I'm sure we can scrape together the $ from family to get the bike from the LBS.

FWIW, that State tax refund we were counting on got held up. She pays child support to her ex in NC and was behind for a time, but has since paid off the back due. NC records indicate that she is current, but OK shows she owes over $3k. Naturally, she has asked for them to investigate and I have filed for Injured Spouse after the fact, but I know from experience my portion of our joint refund will take a while to process. And my unemployment has been approved, money on account, but currently have no way to access it. They did away with paper checks here in favor of Debit cards. They don't process the request for the card until after the first deposit is made to the account.