Learn How These People Paid Off $156,000 of Student Loan Debt

One thing I hope that we can all agree on: student loans can be expensive.

That’s why I’ve always enjoyed reading student loan success stories where Millennials are able to crush student loan debt.

I had my own battle with student loans and my story got featured on AOL Finance when I managed to pay off $30,000 of student loans in just 12 months.

Awesome stuff, right?

Reading other stories about how people are saving money by refinancing student loans or finding ways to pay off student loans faster is so motivating especially to those who are feeling overwhelmed with their own student loans.

There are a lot of Millennials out there making big changes in their finances in order to pay off those pesky student loans. Here are some of my favorites:

How Newlyweds Paid Off $33,000 of Debt in 18 Months

Student loans paid off: $33,000

Holly and her husband paid off $33000 worth of student loan debt. This wasn’t your typical we made more money and paid off the debt, it was a story of going from two incomes to solely one and still paying off a huge chunk of debt. They knew debt was going to be hanging over their heads from the school loans they had taken out so they committed to paying off each school bill as it came due. It was a big bite out of their paychecks but it was worth the hard work. This choice saved them from paying interest on 2 ½ years worth of schooling… Read more.

How to Pay Off $30,000 of Student Loan Debt in 4 Years

Student loans paid off: $30,000

Learn how Vince was able to pay off $30,000 of Student Loans in 4 years. With nearly $30,000 in student loans to pay off, this millennial planned ahead. During a time of unemployment, he applied for over 350 jobs, interviewed at 20 companies, before I got the one he wanted, making $73k at a fortune 100 company… Read more.

Paying Off $50,000 in Student Loans in 3 Years

Student loans paid off: $50,000

Bakhtiyar college experience was excellent and he had a great time. It was a big slap in the face when he checked my balance shortly before he graduated and happiness was replaced with panic! He was $53,000 in debt and his highest job offer was only $45,000. What is worse, during the course of my entire education he never once learned anything about personal finance. He could tell you random facts about marketing and management and could recite something he learned in history class, but he literally didn’t know how to build a personal budget! He still managed…Read more.

Meet the Millennial Who Paid Off 43K in Student Loans in 8 Months

Student loans paid off: $43,000

Angelo took something of an unorthodox approach to paying off his student loans.  In short, I wanted to be fully paid off in a year from the time he started making payments.  The loans compounded daily so he figured the best way to save was to make daily payments.  After breaking the outstanding balance into daily payments (250 per calendar year) he never looked back… Read more.

Interested in refinancing your student loans?

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