Right now, Americans owe a total of around $1.78 trillion in student loan debt. That’s a lot of zeroes. Even for those with higher six-figure student loan debt, balancing paying off debt while managing daily living costs is challenging. If you’re one of the many people who need to balance student loan payments with your… Read more
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Reflections on Paying Off My Student Loans In Less Than 3 Years
Thank you Navient for sponsoring this post. Next month, I’m excited to share that I’ll be making my final student loan payment and I’m super excited about it! I’ve had student loan debt for my entire adult life and I’m interested to see how my life and identity will change without it. Longtime readers… Read more
Debt Mindset Series: Running a Marathon, Not a Sprint
Today I’m a bit sad to reveal that this is my last interview for the series for the time being. I’ve interviewed some amazing people about their debt repayment journies and I hope you’ve enjoyed the stories and inspiration as much as I have, but I’m putting the series on a break and may pick… Read more
Debt Mindset Series: Believing It’s Possible
While your motivation can usually be high once you begin your debt repayment journey, you could also very well feel defeated and discouraged before you begin as well. When you lack the confidence to pay off your debt and don’t even believe you can succeed, you set yourself up for failure before you even get… Read more
Debt Mindset Series: The Power of a Side Hustle
This week I have another great debt mindset series interview with my blogger friend, Lindsay! She has a debt story I can really relate to because while I left college with a moderate student loan debt balance, I too graduated into a low-paying job field which made it more difficult for me to get my… Read more
Debt Mindset Series: Valuing a Debt Free Life
I know so many college grads with student loan debt who are eager to pay it off. One of the first questions I ask them is how hard are they willing to work to pay their loans off early and start living a life that isn’t bound by debt. This week for the Debt Mindset… Read more