Stress: Terminated

Something unbelievably amazing happened in the last 24 hours, and it has entirely changed my outlook on the future.

My parent's - whom I couldn't possibly love enough right now - paid half of my student loan back all at once. This cuts my responsibility in half come November 2nd of this year. In fact, they are still going to pay half of that payment, which leaves me with a minimum dedication of just $100 a month for my student loans. Unbelievable. I'll be thanking them for months to come, although I already started by promising at least $200 a month beginning November, reducing their load.

Suddenly I'm not fearful of being "jobless" come November. Meijer is an excellent job, for sure, but it would not suffice once my loans start pouring in. In fact, Meijer would not cover a damn thing for me after considerations are made for insurances (health, dental, vision, car), bills (cell phone, car payment, student loan, however small it is now), and the eventual desire to leave home (rent/mortage, daily expenses, etc.).

So despite the fact that I still need a far better job than Meijer to get by on my own, I'm not nearly as stressed about what the next year will look like - no matter what happens, I should still be able to get by just fine until I can eventually get myself into a comfortable position to get a solid job.

Whew.

B3 out.