On Monday Matt was furloughed by Union Pacific. This means he is no longer actively working but can still be called back at any time. We are still trying to figure out our options and how to best survive this situation. We close on our refi tomorrow and thanks to Matt and Scott doing some bartering we are getting an even better rate. That will lower our mortgage payment over $100 each month. At this point every little bit will help. Best case scenario this furlough only lasts a month or so, worst case it lasts beyond the end of the year. The economy has to pick up for him to get back to work full time.

My new job is going well. I’m finally training at my regular location and I even have my OWN OFFICE