Debt Free Journey Update: $36,342 Paid Off
I graduated from graduate school in August 2015 with about $200k in student loans from undergrad and grad school. My private loans went into repayment on November 2nd, 2015 and my private loans in March 2016. My debt free journey has been going on for…
Debt Payoff on a 10 Month Salary
Debt payoff can be tricky, especially when you’re on a pay schedule that doesn’t provide you with a paycheck every month. However, with some planning and budgeting, it can be easy to get around this problem. I’m a teacher and am on a 10 month…
Being Financially Prepared for the Unexpected
One of the things I always read about on personal finance blogs was to financially prepared for the unexpected. You never know when something is going to happen that’s going to rock your budget and make you frantically scramble thinking how you’re going to afford…
Saving Money in College
I was pretty carefree with my money my freshman year of college. I didn’t think about my student loans, didn’t get a job, and just kept pulling money from my savings account. Not the smartest moves on my part, but you live and you learn,…
Student Loan Binder Download!
This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. Back in August 2015, before I even started paying off my loans, I posted about my student loan binder. This thing has turned into the best thing I ever made. It…
Why I’m Not Hiding From My Student Loans
When I was in grad school and finally came to terms with the fact that I was going to be roughly $200k in debt when I graduated, I began researching. I spent hours finding tips and tricks to get out of debt and to do…
My Plan to Pay Off Almost $200K in Student Loans
This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. So, the day finally arrived that I had been anxiously waiting for, my first student loan bill arrived in the mail. I just finished my graduate studies in August and knew…