Finally my $780 payment hit my student loan, I'm officially under $10k. My new balance is $9,991.01.
The daily interest is about $2. Next week is pay day with the first job so I'll be able to throw another $250 on it.
Side-note, I'm learning to keep my mouth shut with the second job. I know that there are a ton of things that's going wrong, but I need the money so I'm just going to keep my mouth shut. Make my two grand a paycheck so that I can pay this thing off, hopefully by March. Basically, I have a manager who's an idiot who makes very poor decisions and I do try to correct them, but it frustrates me so much that I'm learning to just focus on the plan and where I can chime in chime in
January 7th, 2026 at 09:39 pm 1767821974
January 7th, 2026 at 09:46 pm 1767822384
People who are good workers tend to care a lot and be invested in the success of the organization they work for - which is great if that is rewarded but a lot of times we give a lot of ourselves away to people who don’t appreciate it.
Sometimes you just have to evaluate whether you think you are doing the job you are being paid for and let that be enough.
January 7th, 2026 at 09:57 pm 1767823046
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January 8th, 2026 at 08:59 pm 1767905974
As for keeping my mouth shut, OH YEAH I know that feeling! I've had to keep my mouth shut quite often too, just keeping my head down and get the job done so I can keep getting paid.
January 9th, 2026 at 02:49 am 1767926948
Sounds like you have a good perspective on the second job. Appreciate it for what it is - a way for you to get ahead on your debt!
January 9th, 2026 at 06:23 am 1767939815