I first will have to start saving up every penny I earn (minus the amount I am doing for sponsoring a kid and minus a little in retirement). Right now I have MAXed out all my retirement stuff, but I will soon have to change that. Probably by the end of the year I will switch it to the minimum amount. I need to save up enough to pay for my loans, which even after 3 years of paying, it is still a considerable amount. Hopefully, I will be able to pay this off in time (BTW anybody willing to buy a high end bike? 
I spent over 2Gs on it wholesale and built it up myself, so it is actually a great, great bike)
Then I will be switching jobs (prefereably to a local hospital I have my eye on). It doesn't matter if it is in IT or not because the main reason for the switch is I have heard they will pay for schooling if I decide to do that within work.
Chances are, if it isn't in IT, it will be a definite pay cut, but I figure I have to at least try to do this, or else I will always wonder and regret (and I will grow old bitter for not at least attempting what I wanted to do ever since I was young). Going back to school is exciting for me and scary at the same time because I taught myself how to do the bare minimum to get by ever since I was young and moved to Texas so my study skills and work ethic are atrocious. I would actually calculate how little work I would have to do to pass a class if I got a decent grade on tests and finals. That needs to change.
Work seems a lot more bareable now. I think my productivity is going to go up again now that I have this in the back of my mind. And maybe, just possibly I can get that promotion which will look great on my resume. Wish me luck guys, or pray for me, if that is what you believe. My parents are all for me going back to school and even though they may not be able to help much, that is at least encouraging. I know a guy who used to teach in the field I want to study in, he is retired and I am hoping to maybe get some mentoring from him (since I am an "open book" right now <the only thing I know is IT and programming and a little physics> )
Sorry for the long post. I am just excited about it.
I spent over 2Gs on it wholesale and built it up myself, so it is actually a great, great bike)Then I will be switching jobs (prefereably to a local hospital I have my eye on). It doesn't matter if it is in IT or not because the main reason for the switch is I have heard they will pay for schooling if I decide to do that within work.
Chances are, if it isn't in IT, it will be a definite pay cut, but I figure I have to at least try to do this, or else I will always wonder and regret (and I will grow old bitter for not at least attempting what I wanted to do ever since I was young). Going back to school is exciting for me and scary at the same time because I taught myself how to do the bare minimum to get by ever since I was young and moved to Texas so my study skills and work ethic are atrocious. I would actually calculate how little work I would have to do to pass a class if I got a decent grade on tests and finals. That needs to change.
Work seems a lot more bareable now. I think my productivity is going to go up again now that I have this in the back of my mind. And maybe, just possibly I can get that promotion which will look great on my resume. Wish me luck guys, or pray for me, if that is what you believe. My parents are all for me going back to school and even though they may not be able to help much, that is at least encouraging. I know a guy who used to teach in the field I want to study in, he is retired and I am hoping to maybe get some mentoring from him (since I am an "open book" right now <the only thing I know is IT and programming and a little physics> )
Sorry for the long post. I am just excited about it.
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