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[-] phoneymouse@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

Same, but I want to be reimbursed. I don’t know how people who want their debt forgiven now don’t support me being reimbursed for mine. They seriously set my life back.

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Believe me, I get it. I would definitely love to have that $16,000 back.

I'd like for it to be that way too, but I think it's unlikely. On a macro level though, it's just more important to eliminate debt for the indebted, I think.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Only SIXTEEN THOUSAND?? When you said five figures, you had us thinking $99,999.

I'm on year three of six, paying back $63,000 by way of the IRS garnishing 100% of my disability benefits and tax refunds 🥺

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yep, only 16k. It hurt to drop that much all at once, but with the way the loans are structured and so little goes to pay down the principal, I think it was worth it in the end.

I'm sorry to hear about your situation. Capitalism fucking sucks.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

You paid $16k all in one big payment? Wowza look at Mr Moneybags here 🤑

[-] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I was very lucky.

In March 2020 lots of oil stocks were dropping down to pennies. I bought a bunch on the cheap and it appreciated to a good price when the world reopened. Sold it all to pay off the debt. Sadly still working on my credit cards.

[-] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Smart man! Nice leveraging oil stock prices

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