Just paid off the last student loan!

[mhphoto]

Well, my wife and I finally did it. We paid off our last student loan! A little over $30,000 in about three and half years.

These days, any news report I see about a bunch of entitled little bags of douche who stage a demonstration to advocate student loan forgiveness sends me into a blind rage, but this is especially true today. We didn't pay ours off through forgiveness and government help. It just took budgeting, hard work, and not pursuing every little luxury we laid eyes on. In short, it took discipline-something those little self-righteous boys and girls should have more of.

And the budgeting and discipline continues, because now we're ratholing almost everything we were putting towards loans into savings for a down payment on a house.

Woo!

 

[rda1911]

Took me ten long years to pay off mine and they waived the last $42.00. So kind of them

 

[Okie4570]

Congrats to you both!

 

[oufan24]

Congrats!! One of these days I will be starting one of these threads! LOL

 

[-Pjackso]

Congratulations!
That's a monumental achievement!


I have about the same amount, but I've got mine locked at 3.25% for 30 yrs - and on automatic payment.
For 3.25% interest, I'm not paying it off early.

 

[yukonjack]

Took me ten long years to pay off mine and they waived the last $42.00. So kind of them

You owed it. You should be thankful that they waived it.

 

[FlimFlam]

Congratulations!

Way to stick it out.

 

[pinkhamr]

Well Done!

 

[jimeradams]

Congrats! Paying that off must have felt really good!

 

[owu1bag5]

I paid mine off last year. It was like a weight was lifted off my chest when I clicked submit on the last $3000 payment. Mine was just under 20k and I paid it off in ~5 1/2 years. I am glad it is over.