$3.51. Three dollars and fifty-one cents. So ends the saga of my rather enormous student loan.

At this point, I’d like to send out a big screw you to my bank, with a side of you friggin’ jerks to the Provincial and Federal governments of Canada for the horrendous financial burden they place on students seeking any kind of higher education.

Instead of grants — or even reduced-interest loans — the collective Canadian governments that control my life saw fit to deny me appropriate funding to attend University after my first year. As such, I had to take out a filthy loan from my bank (we had prearrangements to receive referrals from the government). The bank, however, charged me interest each month for the entire term of the loan — starting 30 days after approval. I’ve been paying interest on this bastard loan for I’m-not-sure-how-long.

Though I haven’t been especially careful with my money, the loans were the one thing I diligently overpaid each month with this very moment in mind.