The good news is I should be OK until payday next weekend! I cannot thank  ignisryder and Avi enough for their help, as well as my friend  dariusleogator for signal-boosting me. I told Ignis and Avi I would repay them as soon as I could. You can also find Darius on Patreon, Twitch, and Piczel!

So how did I get myself into this mess? I was too focused on student loans and got carried away with commissioning artwork as birthday gifts to myself. I got so far ahead with the former, in fact, that I wouldn’t be required to make another payment until February of next year. As for my birthday, I couldn’t do much in the middle of a blizzard, though lots of snow was one of my wishes. That's why I've decided to take a much-deserved breather from both.

I also feel so silly for having only a checking account since age 18, but I’m glad I finally opened PayPal Savings now and not later. My mentor recommended it so I could slay my student loans for good come next year. If our twenties is “the party of our lives,” then we should celebrate what we learned so our thirties can be the after-party or new game plus we want them to be. There were plenty of choices I regret, as far back as childhood even, but what’s life without learning?

For now, I’ll return to writing my Year of the Dragon TF story based on this artwork I got myself for my last birthday!