Dom got news a few days ago that the school he works at was ending their contract with him once the school year ends. He mentioned a few months back that the district mentioned having a memorandum on their ballot where they were wanting to increase taxes to raise extra cash for the school district. He was told that if it didn't pass then they would have to cut staff. The memorandum did not pass.
Dom teaches math and from my understanding, math is one of the harder subjects to find teachers. As a result he didn't feel they'd get rid of any of the math teachers. So the announcement came as a surprise to him. He did note that he didn't like the current principal (who came into his role a year after Dom started) and the feeling was mutual. He found the principal to be a bit two-faced and a person who is used to getting things his way. He felt the principal wanted to get rid of him and used the memorandum as an excuse since Dom was doing a great job otherwise and couldn't be fired.
Oddly enough with all of Dom's health issues, he did discuss with me the possibility of taking early retirement and leaving the school for a year and then going back somewhere else the following year. He would use the year to improve his health and fix up things around the house. I was feeling a bit leery about that idea since I just started my gig back in January and wanted to feel a bit more secure in my job and have time to get my financial life back on track. Also Dom said he would have to cut out his discretionary spending on his doll hobby. With his track record I can't imagine him not doing it for a year. It's bad enough that he's started racking up a few over draft fees in our joint account due to his hobby. I remind myself though that the fees are less than the credit card interest I've racked up prior to starting the Amazon life. Thankfully I'm finally making headway to knocking out my debt on one of my credit cards. But still the bank fees can be controlled. So it's bothersome when it happened.
So it's funny that circumstances have given Dom the opportunity to possibly pursue early retirement. He's also talked about possibly becoming a substitute teacher and making his own hours. He's also exploring checking out the school district in Michigan (the Indiana-Michigan border is less than an hour from where we live) due to their later school start and early completion. If he does pursue retirement, he's thought about taking a part-time evening job to supplement his income. If it winds up being a part-time situation, he's going to need health insurance which means we may finally have to stop living in sin and get hitched. I guess it's been almost eight years. Some would say it's about time...*LOL*.
Whatever he decides, we'll work through it together. He stuck with me through my lean years so I will do the same for him.
Incidentally he's heading out to the International Men of Leather weekend in Chicago tomorrow. The last time I went to an IML event was a Sunday church service they had that Dom and I sang at. He plans to participate in the Sunday service but also take part in some other events. So I'll have to figure out how to entertain myself this long Memorial Day weekend. I'm guessing a casino may be involved...*LOL*.
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