The Situation

So... to start the New Year off... I have pledged to fix and get rid of all the negative aspects of my life.

Here's the predicament that I am caught in:
(((In May, Eric and I graduated college and we were not sure where we were going to go or what to do. We believed Eric would be able to find a job quickly. (In MI) Our apartment's lease was going to end at the end of May. My father said we could come live with him in MT to help us get on our feet. So we moved out to MT with a load of graduation money in our pockets with high hopes. After we got here, dad quit his job and wasn't looking for a new one.. none of us had jobs, but we had a good amount of money, so Eric and I weren't worried at that point. Then, one month came where dad didn't have enough money for rent, so we gave him some money to get us through the month and we didn't think it would be a common thing, because he was doing some partial gigs to hopefully get him consistent money. Then, the next month, he was good for rent.. We were buying food for the whole house, which was really making out money dwindle. After sometime in July.. we ran out of money, so after months of looking for jobs, I found a landscaping job on craigslist... which Eric and I did... and eventually dad joined us. So dad had some money, but he decided we should pay half of his rent every month ($250)... The job ended in August... then in September I got a job at PetSmart... suddenly... dad wants half of his bills and we've been having to pay him ($325) . So for all of the month for rent we've given him.. I've calculated it to be around $2000. Plus all the money for food.. probably another $1000... and coutning. Dad has been a complete dick to me and Eric for about the past 4 months.... Dad still doesn't have a job and hasn't really been looking for one.... My job only pays about $200/wk ... Eric hasn't been able to find a job, but he has an interview for a real job sometime this month or next with a company in MN and if he can't get it.. he wants to go back to grad school. I want to go back to college in MI either way. I miss MI. )))

So... here are my ambitions to accomplish before March:

1. Save up enough moving money. (At least $1000)
2. Find a place near my college to live in that allows pets.
3. Find a job there.
4. Stop paying dad rent.
5. Consolidate/get rid of things for an easier move.
6. Find a home for Riley/take him to mom.
7. Reduce our Credit Card debt.
8. Get Eric to his interview.
9. Get the van set up for moving.

and on a slightly unrelated note...
10. Become more active.

So far, not much luck with #2,3,4,6,7,8, or 9.
For #1, I started saving up money before Xmas.. so far we have $260.
#5 is going well, we've gone through several boxes and hopefully have reduced the ones we've gone through by about 1/3.
#10 had a good start yesterday, we took Serj to the dog park and got in some excercize for all of us.