Breaking Even
Finished showering. Arrived at the realization that on this day (pay day) I have broke even.
A little over three months ago, I started organizing my income-dept expenditures in order to relieve myself in the near future; I was bored on a road trip, okay? I acquired a fair amount of debt paying for university, which took much longer than it should have and thus cost more as I ran out of funding. It could have been worse, and I had excellent timing in landing my current job. But unlike a career, this achievement leaves me with a sense of renewal; weightlessness.
It's been 18 months since I started working but only a few since I was able to become serious about killing debt. Dropped some money on an airline ticket this week, but accounting for the cash in my pocket and the bank account I need to close, I am at zero weighing all positives and negatives. Were anything to happen, I could at least cash out and become a hobo with a boss credit score. Yes, this is my thought process.
But this is renewal, and the plane ticket, a sign to fly away. The thing about what I achieved in the past few months wasn't merely paying off stuff. I shifted and organized in advantageous ways such that all debt is now free to linger; no cost. Considering how I halved my debt in Q1, there's room to breathe as I drink another between night & blue.
I'm trying to stay optimistic with this full moon tonight, but there is no earthshine in a full moon.
A little over three months ago, I started organizing my income-dept expenditures in order to relieve myself in the near future; I was bored on a road trip, okay? I acquired a fair amount of debt paying for university, which took much longer than it should have and thus cost more as I ran out of funding. It could have been worse, and I had excellent timing in landing my current job. But unlike a career, this achievement leaves me with a sense of renewal; weightlessness.
It's been 18 months since I started working but only a few since I was able to become serious about killing debt. Dropped some money on an airline ticket this week, but accounting for the cash in my pocket and the bank account I need to close, I am at zero weighing all positives and negatives. Were anything to happen, I could at least cash out and become a hobo with a boss credit score. Yes, this is my thought process.
But this is renewal, and the plane ticket, a sign to fly away. The thing about what I achieved in the past few months wasn't merely paying off stuff. I shifted and organized in advantageous ways such that all debt is now free to linger; no cost. Considering how I halved my debt in Q1, there's room to breathe as I drink another between night & blue.
I'm trying to stay optimistic with this full moon tonight, but there is no earthshine in a full moon.