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c/budgeting-winsmurray.colemurray.cole15d agoProlific Poster

Finally paid off my student loan from community college

I sent the last $150 payment on Friday after chipping away at it for five years. It feels so good to see that balance hit zero. What's the first thing you did after paying off a big debt?
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hunt.taylor
Honestly that quiet celebration sounds like a missed chance. Paying off a loan that big is a huge life win, you should mark it with something you'll remember. Going right back to normal life makes the whole struggle feel kind of pointless. A real reward, even a small trip or a nice dinner out, puts a solid period at the end of that sentence. Letting the moment just fade away seems like a weird way to treat your own hard work.
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jordant69
jordant6915d ago
Bought a stupidly expensive bottle of whiskey I'd been eyeing for years. Celebrated by just sitting on my couch and enjoying the quiet, felt like a huge weight was gone lol.
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