Confessions of a Laid-Off Lawyer


"Just your average Joe blogging away his debt in one year or less."

Author: This anonymous laid-off, former associate describes himself as a "Male, 33 years-old/ White/ Gay/ Adopted/Gemini/Lawyer/ raised Byzantine Catholic/ Penn State alum/ Howard alum."

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Recent Posts from Confessions of a Laid-Off Lawyer


  • Charts and Calls

    Total Black: $63.19 Total Red:$231,259.60 A few days ago I received a comment suggesting and requesting a budget and income analysis.  It got me thinking that a few visual aids might help me, and my…

  • Early to Bed, Early to Rise

    Total Black: $66.92 Total Red: $231,085.13 Eh . . . but it’s not really early.  And I’m not yet wealthy.  Healthy and wise perhaps.  Two out of three so far. Today’s post is early, or…

  • Riding the Roller-Coaster

    Total Black: $76.36 Total Red: $231,096.13 It goes up and down and all around. The temporary project I’m on ended today.  It’s so odd too because, as I plotted in More Shenanigans, I casually asked…

  • More Shenanigans

    Total Black: $295.48 Total Red: $231,123.38 Pay came through last night.  In fact, I was still awake around 2 a.m. when it showed up in my account.  I had been slowly siphoning the money in…

  • On the Road to Debt Freedom

    Total Black: $84.50 Total Red: $231,084.38 I received a beautiful and encouraging comment today.  Definitely helps keep me going knowing that others have managed to get out of debt.  I appreciate too that she acknowledged…

  • One Hundredth Post

    Total Black: $173.95 Total Red: $231,084.38 In addition to bringing this, the second installment of my Ordinal Posts, Fiftieth Post being the first, today also brings my first reference by another blog.  Bitter Lawyer sent…

  • Starting the Uphill Climb

    Total Black: $215.70 Total Red: $231,084.38 I received an email earlier today from the stage manager of the New World Stages about a possible position there.  I mentioned in Moonlighting that I had emailed her. …

  • The Parent Trap

    Total Black: $427.04 Total Red: $231,084.38 A few days back, a reader posted a comment accusing me of siphoning from my mother’s retirement nest egg.  It’s prayed on my mind for a while now, so…

  • Moonlighting

    Total Black: $427.04 Total Red: $230,977.94 Looks like there’s work to be had again with the colleague I spent the month of August working for.  He called again tonight.  Actually, a few days ago he…

  • Cutting Costs, Corners . . . and Concerns

    Total Black: $435.42 Total Red: $230,977.94 I’ve received a lot of comments, questions, feedback, and suggestions over the past day or so.  Since the blog is just beginning to pick up traffic, I have the…