It's true, I did it.

[synapticjava]

Yes, it's right, kiddies. I broke America's economy. Singlehandedly. At least that's what sallie mae would have you believe.

They sent one final "Pay us or be damned forever" letter today, announcing I have until April 28th to caugh up the remaining $39Gs I owe them (look at that - it's only half of what I thought it was!) for the student loans. You know, for the little useless degree I managed to beat out of DePaul using every last ounce of self restraint I have ever posessed? Yeah, that one. Looks like I'll be giving them a call tomorrow and begin the groveling. Hopefully I won't have to throw all of my savings at them because I like having money saved up, just in case. I was actually going to use it to finally buy hearing aids. But nooooo. I'm starting to thinkg pretty sure Sallie Mae is a subsidiary of Wolfram & Heart. Those bitches are crazy. And if it weren't for the fact that I'm going a)either bite the bullet and try and buy a house next April here in Indiana, b)move back to the QCs, or c) finally move west, I'd just let it go ahead and default. But, I figure I kind of need credit for all of those things. Douche canoes. Of all the corporations to go bankrupt, they couldn't be one?

It does make me wonder, though. What if we, the real people fueling this country, got together and all just stopped paying bills, in general? No more morgages, no more utilities, no more loans. You figure 30 million people in this country are in debt like myself. And if we all just stopped, in a month the whole damn country would dry up. And then maybe the goverment would be forced to bail us out of something that's totally our fault. Because that's kind of the way it goes, isn't it? No? Okay, just checking. It's a nice thought though. At least to me.

Sooooooo uh...anyone got an extra 39 thousand laying around?

Comments

[tabaqui]

Oh, dude. I dunno if they know - i doubt they do - but don't even *mention* your savings. Just say 'i make so and so a month, i can give you this much a month'. And start *low*. Very low. Like....twenty bucks. They may take whatever they can get in this day and age.

I mean, jayzus, if you need hearing aids, you need them a lot more than they need your money.

*hugs*
*i'm all for not paying my bills and getting five trillion, too. wheeee!!*

[caviling]

Just say 'i make so and so a month, i can give you this much a month'. And start *low*. Very low. Like....twenty bucks. They may take whatever they can get in this day and age.

I've never tried this, but that's always the advice I've heard for people in your situation. I think this tabaqui speaks the truth. Don't let the bastards grind you down.

[wilde-moon.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on Sallie Mae being a subsidiary of Wolfram & Heart. Yeah, it would only be too fair for us to get a bail out. *sigh*

[lunabee34.livejournal.com]

This made me giggle while at the same time wince sympathetically.

Damn.