it's official peeps. there are some exciting things in the future for the carlsons! in some months time, there will be major celebration in our house. a new stage in life really! so mark your calendars and help me ring in [drumroll please!!!!!!] march 2020 when i will officially be debt free - law school loans be gone! that's right, thanks to the public service loan forgiveness program, i will be done paying off my loans in exactly seven years and eight months.
and for all of you out there who are considering law school, i urge you first to read this blog before making a potentially ill advised decision because your parents still believe in the days of yore, when being a lawyer was not only a respectable career, but a lofty money making one. perhaps i'm a bit cynical, being in d.c. and all where lawyers are a dime a dozen. but in all seriousness, law school is a major financial commitment and in all honesty, it's probably where your dreams of social and human justice go to die and where your ability to accumulate debt goes into overdrive. i don't want to be a dream killer, so if you've always wanted to be a lawyer, by all means, do it, just make sure you know the facts before you make such a huge commitment. in the meantime, we eagerly await going from this:
to this:
(and yes i am fanning myself with one dollar bills. and though i'll be debt free in 2020, i'm sure i'll still only be fanning my self with mr. washington and not my more friendlier friend, mr. benjamin.)
i miss you :)
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