this imploding heart

Eh, just be careful. Like any other loan, it looks really good at first, like that triple chocolate torte in the bakery shop window. But once you buy it and take it home, you eventually realize that even though it was really yummy, now you're going to have to do 8 million jumping jacks for the next five years or so to burn it off.

You're talking to the girl who refuses to get a credit card, remember? It was the most un-undesireable option in a list of incredibly undesireable options.

Uh, you mean least undesirable, I hope.

I think I stand by my wildly shaky double-negative. I'll show allsa youze!

Well, at leat you'll have a nice tax write-off for the first few years of repayment...

...Oh, and you DO know that you can deduct up to $3,000 of your tuition & fees?

Sorry, guess who's been studying their VITA Tax Return Study Guide today?

Unlike triple Chocolate Torte, your education is expected to be something that will help you earn more money in the future. That makes it more possible to pay off the loan later (even with the nasty interest). People who got degrees in Theater or Music will probably be laughing at me about now, but mine's in History, which is not such a hot field for high-paid employment either. It's kind of what you make of it more than what label is on the sheepskin. I learned how to write a pretty clear explanation, and that's served me in good stead in all of my careers. You show 'em.

good for you, s.

"You gotta get me out of here. My nostrils are going to flare until they make my head explode and then I'm going to kill people with the sharp fragments. I have GOT to get OUT of here."

This was me last Thursday. It's still kind of me today, only not because I now have A Couple of Plans.

Good for you on your student loans. Don't worry about taking math. Avoid physical education. Have you considered a teching degree?

I know you've probably been asked that about a hundred jillion times. Sorry.

After you're done, studen loans are a lot like taxes: stupid money you shouldn't have to pay for stuff you shouldn't have to do. But you already pay taxes, so you already know what that's like.