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My main job is as a project manager in a medical billing operation. I like this job, I like the company, it pays well enough (if I didn't have debt), and I'm hoping to retire from there some day. My second job is a weekend gig at McDonald's. The sign said "flexible scheduling", and at the time it sounded like what I was looking for. It's not a bad job, it's just grueling to put in full time hours seven days a week.

My money situation is relatively tight. After setting aside money for bills, rent, and loan payments, I have about $300 to last me two weeks. This pays for groceries, laundromat, gas, and associated sundries. Occasionally I'll buy something fun for me.

I listened to Dave Ramsey, and the second job was supposed to be for a "manageable time" in order to free up money to start the "debt snowball" (pay off the smallest debt, use that money towards the next smallest, then the next, until it's all gone). Unfortunately, my debts are all large; aside from the one student loan group I'm close to paying off, the rest are all over $5000 each. The moratorium on student loan payments has been helpful since I've been able to pay down individual groups rather than spreading my payments across everything, but that's almost over.

I think I'm going to end the second job at the end of August. I'm not sure whether to give them two weeks notice or a full month, since I already know when I want to leave.

Thanks, everybody, for your input.