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[-] Seleni@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago

What year did you graduate?

How much was your debt?

What were those ‘shit wages’?

What were your other expenses? How much of those ‘shit wages’ were you able to put towards the loan vs. your cost of living?

What year did you pay it off?

I’m quite curious.

[-] fender_symphonic584@lemmy.world -2 points 8 months ago

I graduated in 2011 from a state school in Minnesota. $90k in student loans. Private, parent plus, the works...first job out of school I averaged $50k on an hourly job, and only got up to about $65k by 2017. Got married with that debt, my wife had none. We both worked, my job and hers gave us combined income ~$75k. One bed apartment rent was $950 back then, we owned 2 cars, both beaters, no debt. Paid it all off in late 2019. No debt since then except a mortgage.

[-] ZombieTheZombieCat@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

parent plus,

We both worked, my job and hers gave us combined income

That's so nice for you that you had other people to carry your debt burden for you.

[-] fender_symphonic584@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

It was so nice of them that I paid those loans off too! They didn't pay a cent. Also, I was upfront about my debt. She didn't have to marry me. I'm grateful she did.

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