I Know I'm Not Supposed To Be Planning...

Posted Saturday, July 05, 2008 5:29 PM

I haven't been, really. I've merely been browsing the website. Maybe I shouldn't...

I'm having problems making a decision... 

Jonathan is graduating in December 2009, if all goes according to our plans. He's not working much right now, and he won't have the time to until next summer.  I'm nervous that we won't have much money saved away for marriage, and we definitely won't be able to pay for the trip to Europe for his student teaching. So my options are the following:

1) I can stay in school and save little money, even though I'm going to have to pause my studies when we leave for Europe.

OR

  2) I can take few classes and save more money.

OR

3) I can pause schooling altogether, work two full-time jobs and raise enough money to start off our life as a married couple together. 

If I picked the second or third, I would always be able to get back into school full-time once Jonathan graduates and has a career. I'm afraid that if I stop taking classes full-time, I'll have to begin making payments on what I already have in student loans. I'm not sure what to do! I feel like it's my duty to save money specifically for the wedding, while Jonathan finishes school. I really don't know...