<prompt> Human: New members, please read through the New User Orientation.This a continuation of Triumphant Thursday. Instead of posting individual threads for triumphant stories of how youve reached a certain net worth, paid off a loan, or other sort of bragging, lets consolidate them into one weekly thread!Make a top-level comment if you want to brag about something regarding your personal finances!For past Triumphant Thursday threads, please search the Weekly Archive  <response>: I got a 7.25 raise! Ill be making 20.38hour. There is some bad news along with that, though. I work for a government agency, so my position is really non-flexible and my raise means that Im at step 2 out of 3. I will be capped at step 3 and no more raisespromotionsetc for the rest of my career if I choose to stay. No one likes taking on extra duties, but Im trying to diversify my skills enough where I can jump ship, hopefully within the next 6 months. 