Burning money

I just separated with $800 for my student loan. It actually physically hurts to make those payments. The only upside: I can now schedule these wire transfers on my own computer instead of heading down to the bank. Too bad that used to be my excuse for not paying my bill— "Sorry, I can't make it to the bank this week, so I guess I 'll just have to be in next week instead." 

Of course, I only got hit with a late payment fee in the mean time. I shouldn't have such a badittude. If I didn't get a good degree I wouldn't have a good job today. I have to start thinking about it as an investment in the rest of my life. It's hard though when you would rather buy shoes and bags for the money.