I got a promotion that I didn't even apply for. The company I work for had a big shake up starting in January, where a lot of the employees left within a 3 month time period. I am the last one of the original office personal for the office. I get to work from home, owner sent a crew over to set up all my office equipment and I am up an running.

I am doing the same job as before, the only difference is training new people to take over a lot of the work that was dumped in my lap in January. Once the three new trainees are trained, it will be back to normal, no more rushing to try to get everything done. No more working through my lunch hour, trying to catch up, and I get to work from HOME. YEA!! Down side everyone is emailing me with fifty thousand questions, but I don't care, the pay raise is worth it.

Now the funny part, I am now salary with guaranteed weekends off, three weeks paid vacation, & minium 10 days sick/PTO a year. I have to turn in copies of my home electric bill each month for 25% reimbursement on the bill for all the office equipment using power. Owner is paying for high speed internet and new phone line in my home office. New salary is a little over the six figures a year, I was making a little less than $50K a year. This is such a releif finanically, I am going to open banks for saving for my 2 grandsons college and a safety/exit acount,(If ever needed).

Now the down side, I haven't told DH about the promoion, it was yesterday that I got it, DH is out of town on a long haul truck load delivery. I am almost afraid to let DH know, he has no control over spending money, if he knows we have extra money for the month. I know I will have to tell him soon, but I don't want him to go crazy on the spending like a fool. I would like to have a very large nest egg set aside for emergencies.