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…
Reflecting on 2015 and Looking Forward to 2016
Wow, 2015 was an incredible year for me. I landed my first “big girl” job as a 5th grader teacher in May, graduated with my masters in August, and started my first year of teaching in September. Of course, I also started this blog. When…
3 Things I Spend my Money On Each Month
I know, you’re probably thinking, this girl is trying to pay down a MOUNTAIN of student loan debt, why is she spending money on things?! Until about a year ago, this was exactly how I thought. When I finally realized just how crazy my student…
My Techniques to Increase my Monthly Student Loan Payment
Finding out my monthly student loan payment was eye opening. I was completely shocked. $1,400/month for JUST my private loans, not even my federal loans. How was I going to afford this?! Especially when my federal loans were out of the grace period, which hasn’t…
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…
My Student Loan Binder
This post may contain affiliate links. Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. UPDATE: I have made all my student loan binder sheets available for you to download to make your very own student loan binder! Recently I posted about some tips for making…
5 Tips for Making a Debt Payoff Plan
This post may contain affiliate links.Check out my Disclosure Policy for more information. Now that I’m finished with my grad degree, my loan payments are about to begin. This might sound crazy, but I’m actually really excited to start this journey. As I shared in…