11-12-2008, 05:22 PM
fetusfacedwindbag Wrote:potthole Wrote:I feel your pain. We're not anywhere near paying off my student loans or our newly-acquired mortgage, but as fate would have it, the day after we got possession of the home - BAM - here comes over a grand in car repairs that need to be done.
Well I was fairly lucky when it comes to my student loans. I worked two jobs all during college to pay for school as I went, so I only had to pay off the last semester (which I decided to take easy and only work one job during). I only had about $6K to pay off when I graduated in December. It was funny how it worked. I paid everything off one Friday about a month or so ago, and the following week was the week that my car decided it was in its best interest to not work any more.
I know my student loans could be worse than they are. They are still a somewhat large amount, thanks to going to a private university, but I know they could be quite a bit worse, too.
By some rough calculations, I think I should be able to get them all paid off within eight years. Thankfully, at the same time we're making extra payments, my wife and I are also able to put some money away into savings.