04 Oct 09

04 Oct 09

Dear mom,

I know it was very nice to talk to you also for me. Especially since it was long enough to actually have a conversation. Today I’m going to the PX and its only for an hour. I’m thinking I’m going to use the computer. Check all my stuff and if I have enough time I’m going to call you also. But if I don’t have enough time, I might just have to sneak onto a phone later today. Damn my hand is tired. I just got done writing a letter to gramma and gampa, Tammy and Nollie. So anyways I dk about using the safe box any more for me. Yesterday we had a 12 hour financial class and during that I signed up for a tsp (thrift savings plan) and yeah its going to take 30% of my pay and put it into an account where it can build interest. That’s the main reason why I did it was because of the interest. But yeah. When I get done with my active duty I can take it out all in one lump sum. Do you think that was a good idea? I did the math and with my rank its roughly $460 a pay period and $ 5482 a year. But it will go up as my rank goes up. That way tho I can not worry about having to save money on my own and trying not to spend it. Now I can just work with the money I get each month and now I’m thinking that I’m not going to by any car or something for a long while. I mean Ryan just got done with his three years and I don’t think he had a car at all that whole time. I might just wait till I decide if I want to re-enlist which I probably do and use my re-enlistment bonus to be a vehicle. I’m only going to re-enlist tho if I can do recruiting. That’s the only way. That way I can go to night school. Otherwise I’m gonna have to work something out while I go to school. Maybe the school or the army will give me money while I go to school. But without a job during the day, I can take more classes and get done sooner. I don’t think I’m going to aim for a degree tho. Maybe depends on the situation. I might settle for like a supply job or something. But something simple even tho recruiting isn’t that simple and a lot of them kinda kill themselves. I wanna do it, I think I’d be good at it. And it would be more like a regular job, and I also want it to be in or near Vancouver. Preferably the one by the mall that I went to. that would be the coolest. I will have to talk to a liason or a counselor 3 years from now ya know. They will be able to help me decide if I do recruiting tho I’m going to keep building up my tsp. unless you tell me that you think it’s a bad idea. I think its kinda good idea and also a good way to build and save money. I choose the plan that guarantees that no money can be lost and the interest varies from 3-7 %. So that’s not that bad at all. They were surprised to see that I was putting in 30%. Everyone else was doing like 5% or 7%, maybe 10%. Besides that. Finally on week 8. it’s surprising to me. I can’t believe that I have been here that long. And that I only have 6 weeks left. Its crazy. This coming up Tuesday I start my 3 day hardcore camping trip. That’s gonna be interesting. Then after that I get my 36 hour family day pass. Well I just got back from the PX and they didn’t let me use the phone or the computer. But I did send you, Mike, Teddy and Eli a couple presents you know. So you can be expecting those to come in the mail about the same time as this letter. Maybe a day or two later. But around the same time. Well this is just another boring Sunday haha. If you think its faster to go from Portland then look it up and compare it. If it is faster send those. He is coming from the Newport area. Or is it Toledo. I dk it’s a small ass town that he is from but he is from around both of those areas so yeah. Check it out. We are starting to make plans and all and estimate the amount of money it is going to cost. When I get back I’m going to go through my things and set aside some boxes that I want to be sent to Ft Campbell. And about the truck. I thought that when we talked on the phone, you said that I would get to have it, no problems and everything. I mean I’m not trying to be selfish or anything. I just wanna go and see a lot of family and friends and all that to do. Like Nollie, Andy, G&G and where I’m going for thanksgiving and some friends in woodland. Like every time its between me and Wes he just straight up takes it from me. Happened before. Why would that change? I dk. What ever. I will have to figure that out when I can see you. But Ima take a nap. I miss you and love ya and tell Wes they didn’t have anything in his size that I could find and it’s hard to find anything he likes.

Love ya
Jeremiah
Your fav.

P.S. if Mike isn’t there for that package you can go ahead and open it. It’s not for either of you anyways.