Whiddling Down ...

I just made another payment on my student loan. The balance is currently around $24k. I think around $20k of the remaining $24k funded my ungraduate education. Wow. Eight years to pay off my graduate education. How sad.

My goal is to pay off the remaining balance by June 2010. I don't know how I'll celebrate when I mail in my final payment (or receive my "paid if full" letter). Any suggestions?

Added Countdown to Freedom!

I just added a new feature to my blog ... my countdown to F-R-E-E-D-O-M! I know that it isn't the greatest countdown ticker in world, but I designed it myself - quickly! I knew I wanted it to look something like the ball dropping for the new year in Times Square. The payment of my student loans will be bring financial freedom and a new beginning for me. And I thought the disco ball would bring some glitz :-)

I am hoping to have the $28k balance paid in full by the middle of 2010 and preferably in May, June or July - the 11th anniversary of my last semester as a full-time student. It was the last time I took out student loans. It would take another 3 years (13 years after I left school!) instead of little over a year if I just pay the minimum! I will update the countdown monthly to reflect my repayment status.

Wish me luck!