Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed

Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by overcast on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:01AM (#13435779)

Finally paying off loans this year, I really feel sorry for anyone who didn't land a good paying job right after school.

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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by theandrewbailey on Thursday January 19, 2017 @10:00AM (#13436257)

That's great.

The school I was going to closed the new branch I was going to after one quarter. They paid for most of that, and offered a tuition-free ride at the main campus across the country. Suddenly my ~$100,000 college bill was about $25,000. Graduated 2009, fully repaid December 2014.

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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by overcast on Thursday January 19, 2017 @10:36AM (#13436554)

I'm jealous!

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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by Someone1234 on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:18AM (#13435906)

Legitimately curious: What industry did you go into and roughly how many years did it take you to pay off your loan(s)?

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Re:Student Debt Payback Far Worse Than Believed by overcast on Thursday January 19, 2017 @09:25AM (#13435970)

Work in IT, got hired before I even finished school. Started paying in 2003. Been doubling up loan payments for about half that. When school is $35,000+ a year, you get the picture. Basically paid for a house, while paying for another house.

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