Moving on Up

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Morning. I'm starting to feel like a full grown adult. On Thursday, I went to school so that I could turn in paperwork that they needed. I was supposed to leave early in the morning so that I could do other things throughout the day but I wound up waking up at 12pm. I hurried to get out the house so that I could take care of my business. When I got to school, I was the third person in line at enrollment services. When my turn came up, I sat in the chair and spilled the beans about turning in paperwork and told the lady, I had issues trying to find a sign copy of my 1040 tax papers. She was about to send me off to find a signed copy, but the next question is what sparked a different response. I asked her about how to enroll in the automatic payments so I could pay for school out of pocket. She told me that if I wanted to just pay for my classes then I didn't need to come all the way up to school to do that. I could have enrolled and started paying already. For my last semester in Grad school, I would owe my school $6090 and that is not including books. For the first time in my six years in college, I am able to pay out of pocket for my education. I am excited about paying for it but also came up with ways that I could maximize my money to start my payments.

I was thinking of minimizing my spending. Majority of what I spend my money on is clothing. I really have an issue as far as clothes because I often buy clothes as a reward and even to change my mood. In sickness, happiness or sadness, I shop. Clothes has been a major issue and usually a topic I write a lot about but now my new obession is home decor. Carly and I have been living together for 2 years and I never have been so involved in decorating the house more than I have this summer. I think the extra income that I recieve from my new job has a lot to do with it. I doubled my salary which is a blessing but also my curse because I, Chimi am addicted to spending money. I think I need to attend Spenders Anonymous classes if they exist.  Another solution would be to wear what I have in my closet. If you were to comb through my closet you could see that I have clothes that still have tags on them. I have clothes I haven't wore in months. I always told myself I should have a sidewalk sale but usually, I donate my clothes to others or swap them. I am going to try very hard to keep from spending money once I start my payment plan. I am going to have to get used to paying school since I owe so much for my six years in college. Oy Vey!!!!