I started my first job in a school working as a Paraprofessional (teacher’s aid) with $45,000 of student loan debt. To make things worse, I only made $19,000 a year.
I had NO PLAN to pay it off anytime soon. I couldn’t afford the payments, so I extended the length of my loans to 25 years.
In May 2014, I married my best friend Jenna. She was also a teacher, and she also had $45,000 in student loan debt. We were crazy in love but a financial MESS!