Can you believe it?! I did it!! It feels surreal. It feels great.
Total borrowed: $68,545.
Total paid back: $113,019.24
I started repayment December of 2009. I made my last payment November of 2016.
Thank you, sweet sweet baby Jesus that I am FINALLY DEBT FREE!
Avery says
So this is about 2 years too late but I just want to say congratulations! I just stumbled onto your blog last night and has been binging on your posts starting from your very first one. Finally got this to post and I feel like I should be celebrating with you!
I am currently in the same place that you were ~8 years ago. It’s almost the 1-year mark since I graduated from grad school, incurring ~$170,000 debt. I also have decided to document my debt repayment journey so I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was to find your blog and seeing that you’ve done exactly what I want to do!
I hope that in a few years I too will get the chance to write a post with the exact title of this post. Thanks so much for sharing your debt journey. You are truly inspiring. 🙂
Jessica Elberfeld says
Avery!
Apologies for the delay on this reply.
Thank you so much!! Your kind words mean the world, and I am so happy for you and your journey! I wish you the best and feel confident you will have the loans gone in no time!! Please keep checking back in and good luck to you!!