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I've never had to turn down a job before! But the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights just called, offering me an internship, and of course I'd already accepted the other one. Which was my first choice, so that's fine, although I'd have loved working here too; the interview was great and they seemed like awesome people. (And asked me, interestingly, when they were looking at my undergrad info, if I knew Lin Watson. She's in law school at Temple and interned there last fall. Small, small Smith-alum world.)
It's reassuring to know at least that my interviewing skills don't suck and that the public interest sector, at least, likes me, which is a relief since if I can afford it it's what I want to practice. The fact that I probably cannot afford it is something I prefer not to think about.
This is what I hate about money. My needs really are few and I've proven I'm capable of living frugally, quite happily. I don't need a large living space - prefer a small one, really - and with the exception of my weakness for home decor items I am not particularly materialistic.
However. A public interest job would pay about 35,000 a year. This is a salary I'd be quite content with if not for the fact that my loans at graduation will total 120,000 (at a minimum.)
I'm having the strong desire to purge my belongings of what I don't need/use/care about. This strikes me once a year. I'm not really a packrat, but I have the same issues most people do about throwing certain things away, even when I recognize that I have no legitimate reason to keep it. And I think the problem is I usually attack everything at once and the thought of getting rid of a lot can seem overwhelming.
So, as prelude to spring, I'm throwing out at least two things every day from now through March 20. Two things at a time seems much more manageable.
It's reassuring to know at least that my interviewing skills don't suck and that the public interest sector, at least, likes me, which is a relief since if I can afford it it's what I want to practice. The fact that I probably cannot afford it is something I prefer not to think about.
This is what I hate about money. My needs really are few and I've proven I'm capable of living frugally, quite happily. I don't need a large living space - prefer a small one, really - and with the exception of my weakness for home decor items I am not particularly materialistic.
However. A public interest job would pay about 35,000 a year. This is a salary I'd be quite content with if not for the fact that my loans at graduation will total 120,000 (at a minimum.)
I'm having the strong desire to purge my belongings of what I don't need/use/care about. This strikes me once a year. I'm not really a packrat, but I have the same issues most people do about throwing certain things away, even when I recognize that I have no legitimate reason to keep it. And I think the problem is I usually attack everything at once and the thought of getting rid of a lot can seem overwhelming.
So, as prelude to spring, I'm throwing out at least two things every day from now through March 20. Two things at a time seems much more manageable.
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That said, I was watching Suze Orman on CNBC the other day and she was talking to this young woman who was mega stressed out from all her debt and was barely making ends meet. Suze gave her the best advice I have heard thus far: there's bad debt, and there's good debt, and you should never worry about your good debt. School loans are good debt because they actually go toward something that betters your position in life; bad debt are things like credit card bills. In the long run, you'll reap more benefits from your education than the debt you incurred, so it is a smart investment.
So I'm not going to stress out about my school loans anymore. It may take me 20 years to pay them back, but I'm okay with it because it is a good investment.