{ MASTERPOST } Everything You Need to Know about How to Pay off Debt
Understanding debt:
Let’s End This Damaging Misconception About Credit Cards
Season 2, Episode 10: “Which Is Smarter: Getting a Loan? or Saving up to Pay Cash?”
Dafuq Is Interest? And How Does It Work for the Forces of Darkness?
Investing Deathmatch: Paying off Debt vs. Investing in the Stock Market
How to Build Good Credit Without Going Into Debt
Dafuq Is a Down Payment? And Why Do You Need One to Buy Stuff?
It’s More Expensive to Be Poor Than to Be Rich
Making Decisions Under Stress: The Siren Song of Chocolate Cake
How Mental Health Affects Your Finances
Paying off debt:
Kill Your Debt Faster with the Death by a Thousand Cuts Technique
Share My Horror: The World’s Worst Debt Visualization
The Best Way To Pay off Credit Card Debt: From the Snowball To the Avalanche
The Debt-Killing Power of Rounding up Bills
A Dungeonmaster’s Guide to Defeating Debt
How to Pay Hospital Bills When You’re Flat Broke
Ask the Bitches Pandemic Lightning Round: “What Do I Do If I Can’t Pay My Bills?”
Slay Your Financial Vampires
Season 4, Episode 3: “My credit card debt is slowly crushing me. Is there any escape from this horrible cycle?”
Case Study: Held Back by Past Financial Mistakes, Fighting Bad Credit and $90K in Debt
Student loan debt:
What We Talk About When We Talk About Student Loans
Ask the Bitches: “The Government Put Student Loans in Forbearance. Can I Stop Paying—or Is It a Trap?”
How to Pay for College without Selling Your Soul to the Devil
When (and How) to Try Refinancing or Consolidating Student Loans
Ask the Bitches: I Want to Move Out, but I Can’t Afford It. How Bad Would It Be to Take out Student Loans to Cover It?
Season 4, Episode 4: “I’m $100K in Student Loan Debt and I Think It Should Be Forgiven. Does This Make Me an Entitled Asshole?”
The 2022 Student Loan Forgiveness FAQ You’ve Been Waiting For
2023 Student Loan Forgiveness Update: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Our Final Word on Student Loan Forgiveness
Avoiding debt:
Ask Not How Much You Should Save, Ask How Much You Should Spend
How to Make Any Financial Decision, No Matter How Tough, with Maximum Swag
Your Yearly Free Medical Care Checklist
Two-Ring Circus
Status Symbols Are Pointless and Dumb
Advice I Wish My Parents Gave Me When I Was 16
On Emergency Fund Remorse… and Bacon Emergencies
Should You Increase Your Salary or Decrease Your Spending?
Don’t Spend Money on Shit You Don’t Like, Fool
The Magically Frugal Power of Patience
The Only Advice You’ll Ever Need for a Cheap-Ass Wedding
The Most Impactful Financial Decision I’ve Ever Made… and Why I Don’t Recommend It
3 Times I Was Damn Grateful for My Emergency Fund (and Side Income)
Buy Now Pay Later Apps: That Old Predatory Lending by a Crappy New Name
Credit Card Companies HATE Her! Stay Out of Credit Card Debt With This One Weird Trick
Ask the Bitches: Should I Get a Loan Even Though I Can Afford To Pay Cash?
The Bitches vs. debt:
I Paid off My Student Loans Ahead of Schedule. Here’s How.
I Paid off My Student Loans. Now What?
Hurricane Debt Weakens to Tropical Storm Debt, but Experts Warn It’s Still Debt
The Real Story of How I Paid Off My Mortgage Early in 4 Years
Case Study: Swimming Upstream against Unemployment, Exhaustion, and $2,750 a Month in Unproductive Spending
That’s all for now! We try to update these masterposts periodically, so check back for more in… a couple… months??? Maybe????
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In October, tens of millions of borrowers will be required to pay their monthly federal student loan bills for the first time since March 2020, the Department of Education clarified Monday.
The pandemic-related pause on both payments and interest accumulation has been set to end later this summer, though the exact date payments would be due was a little fuzzy.
The Biden administration had previously said that the pause would end either 60 days after June 30 or 60 days after the Supreme Court rules on the separate student loan forgiveness program – whichever comes first.
A law passed in early June to address the debt ceiling officially prevented the pandemic-related pause from being extended again. The repayment date has been extended a total of eight times under both the Biden and Trump administrations.
“Student loan interest will resume starting on September 1, 2023, and payments will be due starting in October. We will notify borrowers well before payments restart,” the Department of Education said in a statement sent to CNN Monday.
The update was first reported by Politico.
Borrowers typically receive their bill statements from their loan servicer a few weeks before they are due. Not every borrower’s bill is due at the same time of the month.
The Department of Education has said that it will be in direct communication with borrowers and ramp up its communication with student loan servicers before repayment resumes.
Student loan experts recommend that borrowers reach out to their student loan servicer with any questions about their loans as soon as possible, especially if they are interested in enrolling in an income-driven repayment plan. Those plans, which set payments based on income and family size, can lower monthly payments but require borrowers to submit some paperwork.
Federal student loan borrowers can check the Federal Student Aid website for updates on resuming payments.
SOME BORROWERS COULD BE AT RISK OF DEFAULT
Some borrowers may struggle to resume paying their monthly student loan bills.
More student loan borrowers are currently behind on other kinds of bills than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
The report also said that about 1 in 5 student loan borrowers have risk factors that suggest they could struggle when scheduled payments resume, like being delinquent on student loan payments before the pandemic or having multiple student loan servicers.
When payments restart, many people might be confused about how much they owe, when to pay and how. Millions of borrowers will have a different servicer handling their student loans since the last time they made a payment.
Originally, the pause on federal student loan payments was put in place to help borrowers struggling financially due to the pandemic.
From a jobs perspective, the economy has largely recovered from the pandemic-related disruptions. In May, 3.7 million more people were working than in February 2020.
But there are some soft spots. Major layoffs have recently been announced at big companies like Disney and Amazon. Earlier this year, a regional banking crisis was set off by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis. And inflation remains high but is cooling after reaching a 40-year peak last year.
STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS STILL ON THE TABLE
Meanwhile, all eyes are on the Supreme Court as borrowers wait to see if the Biden administration will be allowed to move forward with its student loan forgiveness program. A decision is expected in late June or early July.
Under the proposal, individual borrowers who made less than $125,000 in either 2020 or 2021 and married couples or heads of households who made less than $250,000 a year could see up to $10,000 of their federal student loan debt forgiven.
If a qualifying borrower also received a federal Pell grant while enrolled in college, the individual is eligible for up to $20,000 of debt forgiveness.
But several lawsuits argue that the Biden administration is abusing its power and using the pandemic as a pretext for fulfilling the president’s campaign pledge to cancel student debt.
No debt has been canceled yet. But if the Supreme Court allows the program to take effect, it’s possible the government moves quickly to forgive the debts of 16 million borrowers who the administration already approved for relief.
If the Justices strike down Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, it could be possible for the administration to make some modifications to the policy and try again – though that process could take months.
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Punkasshunter's Calligraphy Commission Sheet
What it is:
These projects are mostly basic calligraphy, but I am now offering some simple letter illumination! I'm able to work in both copperplate (pointed pen/"script") and broad-edge hands, and am most practiced in blackletter ("gothic", broad nib).
Mostly, I've done silly video game-related quotes and memes, but am willing to do anything not specified in my "will NOT do" within reason.
Here are some examples of my work, more of which can be found in my calligraphy tag!
I have a good variety of inks and mediums, including solids in most basic colors, a few pearlescents, and even watercolors, and this will likely be updated soon with a swatch guide! If I don't have a particular color that's desired, I can likely obtain it with some additional time.
What I WON'T do:
• Hate speech of any kind
• Explicit sexual stuff within discretion, fetish
• That's about it, but I reserve the right to decline if anything else uncomfortable.
Pricing:
This pricing may be subject to change in the future to reflect the significant amount of work that goes into these and to not undercut other artists, but I'm going to try to keep pricing low as I gain experience.
For reference, here are my Rhodia Dotpad A5 and A4 notepads next to each other!
A5 (smaller) sheet
• Base rate: $4 for dot grid paper, $5 for blank
• Per additional page: $1
A4 (larger) sheet:
• Base rate: $5 for dot grid paper, $6 for blank
• Per additional page: $1.50
Illuminated letters are an upcharge of $.20 per letter.
For an additional $1 on any, I can physically mail the completed work to you with an address! Otherwise, I will just send a scan of the completed work to you digitally.
I will also discount $.50 if you don't wish to choose your ink color.
Timeframe:
While an individual piece may not take long, I am a disabled creator and also an alive human person. Your piece may be quicker, but please give a buffer time of about 3 days from the time of commission.
Please send communications through dm on here! I'm able to accept payment via Venmo, PayPal, or Ko-fi.
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Hey so. It looks like that time again where I have to ask for a little help
My insurance ran out and I had to pay out of pocket for my physiotherapy session today. It's also a short pay week because hubby lost a day of work due to his inner ear problem last week
Long story short:
After paying the rent, this is the situation. Hubby Jon has about $160 in his account, not enough to get me out of overdraft. I'm trying to decide whether to cancel our meal kits or skimp on groceries, we can't afford both. I mean. Technically between us we have negative $55 so... we can't really afford either
I also have a minor medical procedure scheduled for tomorrow and I'd sure like to have food in the house while I'm recovering. It would be one less thing to worry about.
Anyway.
If you have a few bucks to spare, I would appreciate a tip over at my Ko-Fi:
Thank you for reading
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I'm so proud of myself about finances in the past couple months. I still struggle with money but I did enough meditation and journaling and practicing about it to make myself able to actually face my loans and credit cards and savings and bills and start really truly organizing and addressing them for the first time in years instead of just flying by the seat of my pants.
Like. This is a huge deal for me. I've felt like I'm in deadly danger every time I've tried to think about money for years and years. I'm finally able to look it in the face and stare it down and start to organize and plan on purpose instead of just keeping up with the minimum to stay afloat. I'm so proud of myself.
It's still a refrain of "GUILT (funny link)" every time I think about money but I'm able to actually make spreadsheets and face the numbers and monthly tracking again, and even make a new full budget which I haven't been able to do in ages.
still feel guilt, overwhelm, and helplessness, but no longer feel as much deep elemental shame and terror. that's progress baby
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I wonder if she's indebted to Mammon somehow 🤔
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I know everyone is struggling, but even Reblogs would help a lot and those are free.
Links:
Carrd: https://sheo.carrd.co
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/sheocheese
Soulhunters: https://ko-fi.com/s/0eed5f817b
Also Iremembered I have some adopts up for sale, if you're interested in that: https://toyhou.se/Sheo/characters/folder:4493098
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MY 2023 GOALS
The goals I set this year vs what I actually accomplished.
Enroll in WGU and complete a degree in 6 months
-I enrolled and switched my degree a few times. I am now enrolled in the master's program with WGU and I want to land a system admin job in the year year after I graduate that pay $90k-$120k. I am also getting Cisco and RedHat certified, so *fingers crossed* .
Pay off my student loan debt
-On December 22nd of 2023 I will officially be DEBT FREE!!! I struggled, worked 2 jobs, burned out a couple of times and made many sacrifices. I can honestly say I am very, very proud of myself. I questioned many days could I get debt free and even thought about waiting on relief, but I finally did thank God!
Get a job paying over $65k
-I took a course and landed an SDR role within a company and my job with OTE pays $72k. It's a hard job, but I am learning everyday and I hope that I can continue with the company as long as possible.
Get my credit above the 700s
-This is a yes and a no! I won't officially get my new score until the new year, but since all my debt will be gone, it should be past THE 700S.
Lose 50 lbs.
-I really struggled with my weight this year as well as my eating. What I learned is I needed to simplify my routine. I start turning on anime and watching that while I walk at a speed of 3.0-3.5 on the treadmill. I walk an hour everyday, but Sunday. I will lay out the plan on how and when I'll lose this weight in a later post.
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This is probably my only option if I ever want to finish college so it’s worth a shot. I am only 8 classes away from graduating college and getting my bachelor’s degree. This whole time I had no idea that the Pell Grant has a 6 year limit, so I thought I’d do college the “smart” way and take two classes at a time as to not overwhelm myself and make sure I could completely focus on learning the class subjects while handling work and everyday life. Except now unfortunately I am left unable to finish my classes and graduate even though I want to, and I’m still going to have to pay back loans for the classes that I did attend. I just want to finish my last 8 classes and get my bachelors degree in Advertising & Marketing Communications (which I picked because I thought I’d be able to make good money in that field while also being able to get creative and have some fun.) I’m the first and still the only person in my family to even get accepted into a college, I want to graduate so badly and I’m so close. Anything at all helps and it will all go towards tuition and books, even if I only get enough for one more semester.
I don’t really expect to get anything from this but I figured it’s worth it to try. Please share this post if you can, thank you so much 💕
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i’ve never understood the idea of lending your friends/family money. just give it to them. and if you can’t afford to just give that money away then don’t, or find another solution. but lending money with the expectation of getting it back, especially if one or both parties are struggling financially, just seems like a recipe for resentment
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I’m pretty committed to getting this surgery at all costs but the costs are starting to add up
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Bullshit Reasons Not to Buy a House: Refuted
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for every "how dare you plan to spend money out of your entertainment budget while i, a complete stranger to you, am still poor" post i see i am buying another $3 worth of crabs
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Was gonna post a whole rant but I’ll save myself some time and just say I fucking hate capitalism and all the bootlickers who simp for it. Capitalism simps are seriously some of the most morally deficient people out there.
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