I still have a good amount left....but I want to continue my education.I am ok with deferring them. Just wondering if anyone has really made a dentin their loans and did they just eat beans and rice to do it?
rubylipstick1 11 Posts Specializes in Gynecology. Mar 30, 2012 I graduated from university here in Canada in May 2011 with roughly a $30,000 student loan. I've been making payments since I started work which was also in May, meaning I took advantage of the "grace period". So far I've gotten it down to just some over $22,000, but thankfully I'm about to get a pretty great tax return now, so I'm planning on putting that on my loan as well and hoping to get it down to just over $17,000! I hate my student loan and absolutely can't wait to be rid of it! No beans and rice here though
pockunit, ADN, RN 614 Posts Specializes in Emergency; med-surg; mat-child. Has 5 years experience. Mar 30, 2012 I have none for nursing but plenty from my bachelor's degree. We've been paying while I'm in deferral and it's amazing how fast that total has gone down. If I manage to snag a job, they will be gone within the year.
Pediatric Critical Care Columnist NotReady4PrimeTime, RN 16 Articles; 7,358 Posts Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology. Has 25 years experience. Mar 30, 2012 You mustn't forget that your (government) student loans are likely to be the lowest-interest debt you'll ever have. But by paying as much as you can while your interest is deferred, you'll still be saving a lot of money.
tokyoROSE, BSN, RN 1 Article; 526 Posts Specializes in Operating Room. Has 2 years experience. Mar 30, 2012 I graduated with no debt and over 10k in savings. It is really, really nice not to worry about finances right now. :)
elprup, BSN, RN 1,005 Posts Has 2 years experience. Mar 31, 2012 Still have debt. Working on it diligently. But I have zero credit card debt, so I am pretty ok with where I am.
pinkfluffybunny 162 Posts Mar 31, 2012 I mostly feel like I will never pay them off. Every month I am just staying in front of them. Getting a second job so I can start paying them off and have s little savings.
CathRN 144 Posts Specializes in everywhere. Has 15 years experience. Mar 31, 2012 Yippppeee! I can say that I have no student loans and no credit card debt. All overtime went to those two debts and paid them off in less that 2 years.
