What is this horseshit? Almost $2k in interest this year and it will not even let me throw money against the principal.

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      my neighbor is in her early 50s and is still paying off grad school (an advanced degree, but still, fuck)

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        My job paid for my grad school degree thankfully, but nothing like those consolidated undergrad student loans following you around for the rest of your life.

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      I feel like I got through college just under the wire with it being achievable to pay off. Like not long after being in college I started saying I could not do it if I started today.

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        yup. graduated in 99; had to take on some debt, had to get the army to pay for the lion’s share, but if I were looking at the #s (and world situation) today no fucking way would I do either.