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I'm rich. Well, less in debt.

I got a letter from Studylink on Wednesday night saying that I got the bonded merit scholarship I applied for. It's $3000 for up to four years, including the possibility of postgraduate studies. I need to stay in the country for n out of the following n+1 years. I also need to maintain a B average, but my conjoint requires a B+ anyway (think that might have changed), so that's certainly not a biggie. But yeah, now I know where my taxes are going.

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Conjoints only need a B- to stay afloat.

So does this mean you have to become a teacher or is it also for other high-demand industries like programmers?

Nope. I don't even have to have a job for the bonded years.

Sorry for answering your disjunctive question so ambiguously.

Or philosophers, though I guess philosophy isn't really a high-demand industry.

I worked 21 hours straight on Wednesday, finishing at 5am on Thursday morning. Now, I would've got paid a lot of money for this, if the tax man hadn't come along and claimed most of it. I know where my tax dollars are going.

By the way, Dom. You owe me a rib.

Well, no, not really. I pay more than 3 grand of tax a year myself, so it's like I'm basically tax free at the moment.

I'm sure the tax man didn't claim *most* of your money.
I'm sure you earned plenty for all your hard work.
I'm sure there's no reason to come off as a disgruntled, hard-working old man.

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