A Farewell. Resurrected Post.
It has been an integral part of my life for over twenty years. We���ve had ups and downs. I���ve endeavored to pay a constant amount of attention to it, able to lavish more some months than others. We���ve been through a lot: several apartments, a military deployment, a condominium, a house. But now the time has come to say goodbye. The steadfast constant of so many years is no more.
I have paid off my law school student loan.
I considered starting with a Julius Caesar riff: I come to bury it, not praise it. I don���t know; I like to think there���s more comedy than tragedy to a student loan. I also considered titling this post Requiem for a Student Loan, but that would have given away the gag.
Seriously, this milestone in my life is a millstone removed from around my neck. I feel I can breathe more easily.
Here���s a little student loan anecdote for you: I enlisted in the Army Reserves after college after first examining what the other branches of service could offer. The Army ponied up the promise of $20,000 in student loan repayment. Sounded good for someone about to take on a load of debt for law school. Well, some of that number vanished due to a failure on someone���s part to timely file certain paperwork. I���ll name no names. Then, right as I began my third year in law school, my services were urgently demanded to secure America���s vital interests in Haiti. Thus I was out of school for a year. Now, when you are not actively enrolled in school, your loans become due. I endeavored to explain to a customer service representative of the loan company that I didn���t want to drop out for a year, that this wasn���t voluntary: the United States government demanded that I do so. His response: ���It���s not our fault you joined the Army.��� Hence interest began to accrue. Coincidentally, it amounted to roughly the same amount the Army provided in student loan repayment. So, financially, it was a wash.
And now, I���m done. Can I get a Huzzah?
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Published on December 02, 2018 14:39
