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back to school costs to finish my bachelors degree

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Listing Information
Amount: $3,500.00 Status: Loan created
Grade: AA DTI: 5%
Lender Rate: 8% Borrower: kallisti
Time Left: Finished State: FL
Funded: 100% Group: Government Employees
Loan Information
Loan Status: Paid Origination Date: 2007-06-05 EricsCC ROI: 7%
Status History
Jun 03, 2007 Current
Feb 10, 2008 Payoff in progress
Feb 15, 2008 Paid
Please help me fund a small loan to help me get started at a new college to finish my bachelors degree!  I am in an ideal financial situation and have a great credit rating.  I would really like a Prosper loan instead of a higher interest loan from a bank.  In fact, I am a Prosper lender myself.

I would like the money to cover the cost of my first summer class and some one-time application/registration expenses, because I can?t get financial aid until the fall semester.  I will use the remainder of the money to purchase a new laptop to help me at school and home.  I need the new computer because I am finishing a degree in information technology and my current computer is over five years old.

REQUESTED LOAN:
$3500 ($1000 for school expenses, $2500 for new laptop)

MONTHLY BILLS:
my share of rent: $450
my share of utilities: about $75 (includes cable/internet, electricity, gas, and sewer/trash/water)
cell phone: $75
student loan: $75-$100 (I try to pay more than the minimum)

CREDIT CARDS:
I have four credit cards.  Don?t worry:  I only use one of them, and that?s on an irregular basis. It has about $480 on it right now (credit line $5000, APR 19.8%) because I bought some plane tickets for my girlfriend and I earlier this month.  I plan to pay this balance off by the end of June. I never use the other three cards because I simply have no need to do so and have been done with the credit card game for a long time now.  Most have been completely paid off for over 1 year and unused for even longer.

JOB/SALARY:
I currently earn $32,240 yearly (equivalent to $15.50/hour) as a pension benefit administrator at PBGC (www.pbgc.gov).  PBGC is the U.S. federal government agency for pension insurance.  It is a stable office professional job.  I have gotten 1 promotion and 4 raises in the past 18 months for good performance.  My monthly take home (net) pay is about $2030 (after taxes, health insurance, and 5% to my 401(k) plan).  I usually put an additional $140 aside each month towards my money market savings account.

SAVINGS:
I have about $3000 in my 401(k), about $230 in individual stocks, $400 in my personal money market account, and about $500 in a joint money market account with my girlfriend.

MY FINANCIAL SITUATION:
I am in a very good situation because my largest debt is a student loan of about $12,000.  I paid off some credit card debt I had accumulated a long time ago.  I make more than I need and do not ?shop? ever.  I mostly just buy what I need and try to save as much as I can.  I have two roommates, which helps keep my rent to a minimum.  I usually ride my bike to work so I never spend more than $40 per month on gas, even at today?s high prices.

Please consider funding my loan.  You will not be disappointed.  Feel free to message me with any questions.

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