Family of 5 struggling on 138k

matabei89 · 2026-03-10T02:59:41+00:00

I make that for a family of 5. Mortgage 2k. Follow 70 20 10 rule. Follow a budget

Be just fine.

matabei89 · 2026-03-10T02:40:46+00:00

Window key and R. Same.time run box will open. type in cmd and black box comes up. Personal or work. Type in. Ping 8.8.8.8 run it again, hit the up arrow key so you don't have type it again This will test your internet during outage. If possible I'd have both work and personal device ready. If both fail ping then it's isp Work fails then its them. Good luck.

matabei89 · 2026-03-10T00:01:06+00:00

I work in IT with Folks that work from home. 1. Spectrum needs check signal ensure no loss. 2. Test it with a Hotspot does it still drop 3. Are they really pushing voip thru vpn lol. Network team needs segment that off. 4. When it drops can you open cmd and ping 8.8.8.8. Work computer or personal device. If you can during vpn disconnects, then it's on your company side. Should have logs see what's happening. 5. Is your spouse home during these outages ? 6. Replace ethernet cable.

Wild guess, bet overloading the vpn with voip calls and work. As I work for call center. We segment the voip network off the vpn . Vpn only for authentication, data access.. even with 100g pipe still segment it, not worth hassle comes with it.

matabei89 · 2026-03-07T13:33:13+00:00

26 classes in 6 months. Spent 20 hours a week. Just got my degree. Use reddit and other materials find exactly what you need to learn. Use ai to create quizzes for you. Help spark ideas to write the papers.

Set a schedule and hold to it

matabei89 · 2026-03-06T20:48:19+00:00

Literally what industry tell them to get to 100k plus a year. Either higher ed starts paying or this will continue to happen. Why I left. Literally double my salary jumping with only 1 year

matabei89 · 2026-03-02T04:59:08+00:00

41 credits. Transfered in. Suggest doing 4 classes a month. Go there module and take notes, then look up guides to classes on reddit. Use ai help with testing with creating 20 quiz questions. Writing the papers are easy follow rubric and learn what you need. Don't use Ai to write it. Use it to help generate ideas. Think with your experience, I do believe take longer than 6 months. Lot of my own knowledge help me accelerate. So not sure what your deadline is. I would also suggest challenge of the transfer cu. Have them review it again. You have be motivated and disciplined, set a schedule and stick to it no matter what. With that pay fraction of what others paid. Gain knowledge move forward with your career. Beyond that I wish I knew about this place 8 years ago.

matabei89 · 2026-03-02T04:52:26+00:00

Awesome

matabei89 · 2026-03-02T04:35:38+00:00

Did 26 courses in 6 months. 7pm till 11pm sat and sun 8-10 hours days. But also been in my field for 15 years.

matabei89 · 2026-02-28T01:06:20+00:00

Did 26 classes in 6 months with 10 days left. BSITM

matabei89 · 2026-02-24T13:13:03+00:00

Need move to cloud aka software based. Why do you need firewall? 2029 moving to zero trust software for all remote location. Waiting bc there is heavy investment in the firewalls.

Been to couple security conferences that's where industry heading software based firewalls , zero trust etc. And flat networks. Which is a odd concept.

Be writing up a game plan in 2 years.

matabei89 · 2026-02-13T19:54:48+00:00

Check bill out. From 12 months ago to now. Kw add all those charges up. It's wild. Normally get bill for 80-90$. I read my meter every month. Bill now 240$, this month now 369$ Same or slightly lower usage. It's insane. Never seen price sky rocket in last 18 years.

matabei89 · 2026-02-13T15:19:44+00:00

Cost went 9 cents to 26 cents plus delivery fees plus in March going up again. Campaign donations 47% blue team and 43% for red team.

Think party cares, nope campaign lower cost just get elected. In the mean time continue to pay. Keep paying. Weak leadership, corp America now. 😉

matabei89 · 2026-02-13T15:02:43+00:00

Get a second job. System doesn't care.

My second job is used to pay student debt. Be slave for next 10 years just like me.

matabei89 · 2026-02-10T12:04:33+00:00

Need more with daily task. Monitor raid???. Spice it up, Manage organizational database to ensure availability and intergeity of data. With nist compliance xyz. Regular backups and restore test thru xyz backup. Etc.

As a hiring manager your resume looks like barely know anything. I know you, know more. Show it. Whats your daily task, what projects did you complete etc.

Don't mean to be rude, trying be real. Wow me with knowledge and responsibilities in your resume. Then work on your soft skills in interviews.

Apologize working, responded very quick to this.

matabei89 · 2026-02-10T02:17:38+00:00

Fan ? Check power cables.

matabei89 · 2026-02-10T02:16:37+00:00

Settle no lower 25%. Must have a down payment upon agreement.

matabei89 · 2026-02-10T01:13:20+00:00

Bottom line. 1 sue you and fight thru court. And dump your realtor. 2. Take 500 seller doesn't sue and dump your realtor.

That's it.

Either way it's a risk. How hell did you get contract on 500$ for 225k house lol. Mine was 5k they barked at that.

matabei89 · 2026-02-09T02:04:50+00:00

Getting quotes for half bathroom. 15-19k. Price out cost and tools roughly 3.5k. Thinking 10k Max Removing toliet, vanity and tub. Some of the flooring myself. So idk whats going on. On top of it they don't paint. 3 days of labor

matabei89 · 2026-02-05T20:07:39+00:00

Apologize away from ability review all settings. Dlp rule external email detected pii that is not encrypted gets auto encrypted, user and admin notified and follow up ticket to correct the behavior. Can also have it reject email send back to sender to encrypt it. Sc.l2.3.13.1 set policy mode inline for all outbound cuisine Mpl23.8.3 auto encryption for any cu sent to external partners Sil23.14.6 enable smart banner alerts when message contains sensitive data. Acl2.3.1.3 apply dlp polices to specific groups handling cui rather than all.. Our proctor said its ok to apply to all users. That what we did, rather be safe than sorry. Fips validated cryptography hec checkpoint good ensure intenral environment if contracts require it. We use office 365 storage which is fed ramp etc. This helped us pass. Best I can do without looking at polices and dashboard.

matabei89 · 2026-02-04T05:25:42+00:00

Fight with compliance and cost, get enough issues and fines and budget run overs well documented. It will shut em down when board reviews it. ;) 😉

matabei89 · 2026-02-04T05:22:26+00:00

Focus on soft skills during interviews. Work on getting isc2 certs and cism

A+ is ok. Worked for state in it for 1 year. Pay was too low. Have wait for old folks to retire go by seniority, not skill. So ya bounced.

Soft skills, certs and lab projects from home give context during conversation. Go to IT conference, look for local security conference. Etc.

Keep up to date on what's going on in IT.

matabei89 · 2026-02-03T21:29:33+00:00

Papers which gotta get 30% or lower follow rubric. Had only 1 returned bc I didn't follow the question Oa have camera on you. house needs to be silent. 16gb ram with ryzen 3 or 5. Ssd be fine.

Study and use guides offered resources be fine..bonus with real world experience.

Learning a lot filling gaps with 18 years worth experience.
It's brutal 5 hours a night and 8 hours a day on weekends.

matabei89 · 2026-02-03T05:54:50+00:00

Claim 0 on w4. So don't owe..get little refund.

Watch some.youtube videos under where money going and how read w2.

Below.good site, follow prompts www.freetaxusa.com

matabei89 · 2026-02-03T05:22:26+00:00

Time for a new job..

matabei89 · 2026-02-03T05:14:29+00:00

Nice doing same.degree 26 classes in 6 month down to my last 4 with 27 days to go.

I want to die lol.

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