Last month, paying off my smallest creditors while paying down my second-smallest creditor were my two biggest financial goals.  And after accomplishing them, I moved full steam ahead by paying off the second smallest creditor.  By the end of the this year, I will be debt free! 
My poor financial mismanagement is the real why I reside in Virginia instead of DC but by August, I will be back in the city!  I can almost feel it because my credit score will have increased over 100 percentage points.  Coupled with my income and much improved saving habits, and I will return in better shape than when I departed.
This one year exile has made me become more fiscally responsibility for every decision that I make.  If I don't understand something, I ask numerous questions.  I am unafraid of looking too bossy.  This is my money therefore, it is my life!  I have taken control of everything from my money to my career.  Even though I have been here for only ten months, I have taken five computer training courses, and participated in two organizational conferences to enhance my economic understanding.  I vie for more challenging assignments because I hate complacency and stagnation!  I can envision myself as a ZP-III Economist and will accomplish this in May.
Envisioning myself as a wealthy woman has broaden my outlook and has touched every aspect of my life.  Now that I can envision myself doing these things, I no longer feel inadequate.  For instance, when I saw my Perkins Loan bill and realized that it was less than two of my credit cards, I began developing an action to payoff the total amount rather than defer it.  After my credit card debt, I will tackle my student loan.  I can see myself as totally debt free by age 35.  This is what I mean by taking two steps forward with my feet firmly planted on the ground!
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