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I didn’t start out hating my student loan debt. I simply thought ‘oh, I’ve got debt. I’ll pay the payments. It’s a lot of money…but that’s okay.’ Yes, I started out a little naïve as a newly graduated 22 year old with $125,181 in student loan debt. A debt that was more than twice my annual salary. The anger and the fear didn’t start until …
Let’s get real – living with debt can be a little depressing. Most of your money is going towards debt and that means there isn’t a lot of money for the fun things in life. You want to travel. You want to socialize without worrying about the $12 drinks at the bar. You want that killer dress. So many wants. Not nearly enough money to satisfy them. Is this how you are supposed to live when in debt? Always wanting? And what if you have tons of debt – are you supposed to live like that for years?
I have always loved math. The numbers, the logic, the fact that there was only ONE right answer. As a young kid, I would beg (yes, beg) my dad to ask me math problems. From the always difficult ‘8 x 7’ multiplication problem to the fraction questions about pieces of cake, I was always excited to answer the next math question. My love of math remained and eventually …
Debt is a major source of stress. Money issues, especially when there isn’t any of it, can cause the type of stress that seeps into your everyday life. It can affect your performance at work, your relationships, and even your self-worth. Your debt isn’t going to magically disappear. Your stress about your debt isn’t going to magically disappear either. But it is …
The Debt Snowball Method helped me pay off my insanely high debt balance of over $125,000. There wasn’t one part of the journey that was easy. Several times I felt like giving up. Why was I struggling …
