financialStudent Loans
#RI-69f86193·5 months ago·
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“Attended an expensive private college at 18.”
What Actually Happened
First the liabilities. I'm 40 and I have about 85k in student loans. When I was 18, everyone in my community went to small private colleges that really bled me dry. Live and learn 😞 I recently consolidated all of my credit card, car loan and personal loan balances into a heloc, about 50k at 8%. I have 4 kids, aged Kindergarten to 7th grade.
My month to month looks like the following:
W2 Day Job - $5,100 after taxes and insurance
1099 Evening Job - $1300-$1700
Wife 1099 - $950
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