Share Your Student Debt Story and You Could Win $5000
I come from a long line of uneducated intellectuals. My sister and I are first generation college graduates. My parents never had money; it was student loans or nothing for us.
I borrowed $125,000 to pay for my legal education. Here's how that feels:
- I drive a Honda with 175,000 miles on it because I can afford it.
- I’ll be borrowing to help pay for my children’s educations long before my own student debt is retired.
- My monthly student loan payments are comparable to my monthly rent payment.
- I’ve been making these payments each month for 14 years, and I’ve got 16 more years left to go.
- Because of my mortgage-sized student debt, it doesn’t make sense for me to own a home.
- Sometimes I worry that I should be saving more for retirement.
Do I wish I had more disposable income? Absolutely. Do I think it’s a travesty that higher education is so expensive? Yes, I do.
But you know what? I almost never regret borrowing all that money. I did it so that I could enjoy meaningful work and I got that. I’ve never once been bored in my career as a public interest lawyer and I help people every day.
MyDebtStory.com is collecting our stories so we have a voice in important higher education policy debates. I tell my student debt story and it makes a difference. Your student debt story matters too. Share it today and you could win $5000! Tell a friend!
