When I graduated from college, I had $15,000 in student loans. I was blessed to get a full time career fairly quickly after graduation. When I started to make some money, (after I purchased the proper clothing for work) I decided NOT to defer the payments; I began making payments after 3 months of starting work. I said “no” to travel and other luxuries because I knew that I didn’t want to have loans hanging around my neck for a long time. I made double and triple the payment amount so I could attack the principal. With every bonus, every commission, every extra penny I could throw at the student loans, I began to chip away. Thankfully, I was able to pay them off in 10 months! I am a big advocate of not having student loans and there are ways to avoid getting student/parent plus loans.
Student Loans – try to avoid them
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