Month: March 2012
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Mission Accomplished!
Day 214 | $90,717 paid | $0 till freedom On August 29th, 2011, seven months ago to the day, I went online to check the balance of my student debt. I graduated from Harvard Business School with my MBA and $101k of student debt in May 2009 and I had made 21 monthly loan payments…
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Final Progress Report: Month 7
Day 214 | $90,717 paid | $0 till freedom Today’s the day where I pay down the remainder of my student loan debt! Three months early…hard to believe it. Here’s how March played out: The thermometer: complete! The student debt spiked down nicely three months early. High-Level Analysis I spent a whopping $779 over my…
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The Beginning of the End
Day 199 | $67,506 paid | $23,211 till freedom I had my performance review with my boss today and it went extremely well. Between my higher-than-expected bonus, the fact that it’s a three-paycheck month, my income tax return, my roommates’ rent payments, and my escrow return–and assuming I don’t experience any major disasters and my tax…
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Reunion
Day 196 | $67,506 paid | $23,211 till freedom My good buddy from grad school–my former partner-in-crime–is in town for the week. Craig’s the Entertainment Director at one of the major phone companies (e.g., Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, etc.), and he’s in town to make sure the SxSW event he planned goes off without a hitch. He invited me…
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Next Loan Payment Due: 6/28/2015
Day 186 | $67,506 paid | $23,211 till freedom If nothing else, I’ve bought some time. Check it out–a snip of a screenshot from my homepage on the Federal Student Aid website. I can wait over three years until I make my next student loan payment. I won’t, of course, but it’s pretty cool to see…