Never would I have thought my life would be like this. Single mother, living in the hood, foreclosure, car issues. Never would I have thought this would be my life, well it is. Things could be worse, but my choices have led me to this point in my life. Letting go of people and situations can and will make my life much better. Getting through it seems to be the issue. No, it doesn't feel good. How can I make it better. Pray, not hold on to the past, forgive myself and let live. All of these things are easier said than do. I've paid off two things that have appeared on my credit report one was for $80 and the other $58. I'm glad that I'm able to handle these debts.
Now, the student loans, the are really a bother. I wasn't saying that when my schooling was being paid for. Don't want this for my son. It's truly crazy. The lowest loan is for $1794 and the highest is $16,987. I owe more than $150,000 in student loans. I said it and I probably said it before. This is awful.
In the meantime, I want to save $100,000 in a fifteen years. In order to do that I must save $555.55 a month to total 6,666.67 a year. Can this be done? I think so, it's a matter of doing what's right and not falling short of that. No extras. At the same time, I have this debt that must be paid off.
Something that is good is my car will be paid off by the end of the year. That means an extra $450 will be added to my monthly income. I'm excited about that. Will I get another car note? No, not anytime soon. That money will go to paying these student loans off. Still I need to see where I can cut a few more corners. Where there's a will there's a way.
Determination, motivation, self-support and love all need to be my friends. I am down on myself because of my past decisions, but overall, I am somebody that had hopes and dreams. Something along the way has snuffed those out. I will not be that person, I will get back on it. There are things that need to be done and in order to do them I have to get in a better place
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