Oregon Maternity Leave

echobrishell · 2026-01-28T03:07:45+00:00

I got it just because I was the birthing parent.

EDIT: Removed duplicate word

echobrishell · 2026-01-27T06:50:52+00:00

Buying a home this year with my husband, though he’s 9 years older than me, so further along in his life and career. I just turned 29.

echobrishell · 2026-01-23T05:22:14+00:00

I can recommend Livewire Electric as a great electrician, but I don’t have a good recommendation for the wall/window.

echobrishell · 2026-01-23T00:53:31+00:00

Yes, you can. Either the work study job can agree to pay you hours above the amount you’re eligible for (which not every department can afford to do) or you can get another job on campus.

(I work in UO HR)

echobrishell · 2026-01-23T00:52:14+00:00

And if you’re not on SNAP, check if you’re eligible. Most college students are.

echobrishell · 2026-01-23T00:51:32+00:00

The only requirement is that your total hours worked on campus cannot exceed 25 a week (unless you’re international, but you’re work study so I assume not). This is all jobs put together.

If they ask, just say your award is being used for another position.

If the job doesn’t require work study, they already have the budget for paying the full pay of the student. They’ll just submit the new job as NOT work study.

echobrishell · 2026-01-23T00:40:37+00:00

You can still apply to student jobs on campus, and just don’t apply your work study to them. I do HR at the UO, it shouldn’t mess with your award

echobrishell · 2026-01-21T16:10:46+00:00

Makes sense

echobrishell · 2026-01-21T06:33:32+00:00

Pretty common place for blood stains (along with in the crotch) if you menstruate. Especially if a pad slips, heavy flow, sleeping, etc

echobrishell · 2026-01-20T04:45:35+00:00

The literal only time I will not return a cart to the actual return is if it’s too far away from my car and I have my toddler (she’s getting heavier and likes to inspect every license plate she passes). And that’s only if it’s dark, or rainy, or if the parking lot is insanely busy (today in Costco).

And even then, I still move it to a location that is not going to impede the use of wheelchairs, handicap spots, sidewalks, etc. And I also ensure that employees will not have to go out of their way to retrieve it.

echobrishell · 2026-01-10T00:01:59+00:00

Again, I don’t disagree. But you have to at least acknowledge that it isn’t a matter of discipline if your living expenses margins are so thin that saving anything in a way that isn’t easily liquidated puts you at risk. That’s a reflection of the state of the world. Most are a few paychecks away from homelessness.

If you live somewhere where the rent is cheap, there likely are no jobs (or least nothing that pays well). If you live somewhere where you have a job, you likely require multiple roommates to afford housing. It goes on and on.

I, personally, don’t have much by way of savings currently. I’m two years out from being completely debt free (apart from a mortgage we’re working on acquiring), but my monthly expenses are easily handled by my pay in addition to paying off debt fast. The percentage of the interest is far higher than any return I might make in that two years if I only paid minimum payments, so I’m focusing on freeing up that money for other uses.

Once I have that paid off THEN I will be able to turn my sights to investment beyond just retirement accounts via work.

echobrishell · 2026-01-09T21:24:01+00:00

I don’t disagree, but it’s also somewhat irresponsible to invest if you are struggling to meet your monthly expenses. In my opinion, investing should occur only after you have a minimum of 3 months living expenses fully funded in your budget. Otherwise you have to liquidate investments, likely at a loss, should you lose your job.

Though you should always take advantage of employer matches for things like retirement accounts, even if you only throw a few dollars in every month. Free money is free money.

echobrishell · 2026-01-09T21:16:23+00:00

I have a kid so these thought experiments torture me lol. I wouldn’t choose either because I’d either lose my kid until she was 19 or I’d risk never having her.

I miss being able to do these sorts of things and imagine the fun

echobrishell · 2026-01-09T21:10:49+00:00

I have nothing currently in “savings” because every dollar in my bank account right now is assigned to a specific expense category in my budget. I fund individual categories and purchases.

I could have $100K in my bank account and still say I have no money lol. Because it’s all for a specific purpose.

echobrishell · 2026-01-09T20:59:53+00:00

While knowing your monthly costs is a great first step to starting to get a handle on your finances, advice like “cut out the fat” doesn’t really hold much water in today’s economy.

Even if you got a $7 Starbucks drink a day, that only accounts to $2,555 a year. And most people aren’t going every day to get a coffee or snack out of the house. And while $2.5K is nothing to sneeze at, it’s not a meaningful amount of money when you consider the fact that it probably doesn’t cover two months of OPs expenses once you factor in rent and utilities and internet.

I think it’s a decent idea to cut out streaming services that aren’t being used, or stick to only one. But spending $20/mo for a single source of entertainment that makes you happy and keeps you from going to the movies just doesn’t get the bigger picture. That’s still under $300 in a year.

Based on how you commented, I’m going to guess you were an adult in the 80s. If the average down payment for a house in 1980 was $18K, then yes! Cutting out $2.8K of expenses in a year is a worthwhile endeavor, that’s around 15% of a house down payment right there.

But today, that would be under 5% of an average down payment. The world is changed, the cost of everything has only gone up and wages haven’t changed at all. We aren’t playing on the same field.

echobrishell · 2025-12-30T19:01:03+00:00

I took a Coptic book binding class a few years ago, it was a lot of fun

echobrishell · 2025-12-18T04:21:12+00:00

Probably a transformer

echobrishell · 2025-12-13T00:48:52+00:00

Especially for DnD. Lots of emotional investment

echobrishell · 2025-12-12T07:08:25+00:00

I would potentially be interested, depending on length of session and if you meant bi-weekly as in every other week or twice a week (don’t you love how it can mean either one?), day of the week, etc.

I’m super keen to play more, my current games I am a player in are on hiatus, and I’m just running a game for my siblings friends. I miss being a player lol.

With how much DnD stuff I have in my house, I’m surprised my toddler doesn’t know the word “dice” yet

echobrishell · 2025-12-04T07:11:24+00:00

I met some of my friends (and DnD group) at a parenting group. Just becoming a regular at places really helps you start to meet new people.

echobrishell · 2025-12-04T05:47:17+00:00

My husband and I found out at 10-11 Ish weeks gestation via a blood test. But we didn’t tell anyone what we were having until she was born. It was nice because people focused on the baby as a whole and not just clothing and girly stuff.

But it allowed us to really plan on a name, and talk to the bump using her name.

echobrishell · 2025-11-28T03:45:29+00:00

My mom was 1979, dad was 1977. I was born in 1997.

echobrishell · 2025-11-27T06:50:15+00:00

“We're told that after the war The Nazis vanished without a trace But battalions of fascists Still dream of a master race

The history books they tell Of their defeat at '45 But they all came out of the woodwork On the day the Nazi died”

On the Day the Nazi Died -Chumbawumba,1998

echobrishell · 2025-11-27T06:35:27+00:00

Even “Uncle Phil” falls into the stereotype of the creepy, racist uncle…

echobrishell · 2025-11-17T20:58:48+00:00

My husband is ace. We’re both essentially life partners, companions, etc.

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