How much student debt do you have right now? I'm feeling ok at a cool $48k.

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$0. Thank you to the Most High!

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Nope, in state. Love my parents but they are shitty with money management. They make enough to exclude me from any aid but saved/contributed $0 to my education.

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$80k -__- and I went to state school

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I feel worse already :(

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48k is not bad.

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$0 but 24 and pre MBA.

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6k. Plan to pay it all off in a couple months.

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$0. The Army hooked me up with my bachelors and my MBA/MS along with a few certificates 😎

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Ouch ZS, were you out of state?

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90k (1.5 year out of MBA). Not ideal, but it landed me where I wanted to be/will pay off in the long run (was in non profit making nothing before).

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168k....damn you grad school

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26k

Agreed, 48k is not bad. No debt shaming here

62k post MBA.

About $40k and I feel like it is a fucking ton

Also, first generation college student so can't really blame them, they couldn't even help me figure out how to apply

180k

Curious about the situation, but won't pry 😉. Not judging, 6 figures is not at all uncommon.

Law school debt ^

$0. I had the post a while back about finally being debt free at 30. It kicked my butt to rid myself of it, but omg is it worth it!

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