Yakezie.com - Topic: Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.1 debt debs on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99699 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99699 Great post on MINT!  Congrats!

I like that you highlighted to start the savings straight away to get the employer match and then focus on student debt.

31% rule-of-thumb for student debt.  I hadn't heard that one before, it is aggressive but if possible it's the best way to freedom.  The rule I've heard of is minimum of take home should be 15% to debt, but if you can do more, even better. WinkSmile

]]> Sun, 25 May 2014 11:03:59 +0000 LaTisha @YoungFinances on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99652 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99652 WellKeptWallet said:

Congrats! We decided to pay off our student loans early and we did implement some of the items you mentioned. My wife and I both started our careers, established a budget, created an emergency fund and then tackled our student loan debt. Now we are debt-free except the mortgage. Cant wait to pay that off as well. Great post!

Sometimes it really is as simple as that. I think a lot of people think that its really difficult to pay off large amounts of debt but it can be as simple as creating an effective budget and tackling one payment at a time.

]]> Tue, 20 May 2014 05:54:19 +0000 moneystepper on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99651 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99651 Awesome - congrats!! The first budget was the turning point for me.

]]> Mon, 19 May 2014 22:28:01 +0000 WellKeptWallet on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99650 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99650 Congrats! We decided to pay off our student loans early and we did implement some of the items you mentioned. My wife and I both started our careers, established a budget, created an emergency fund and then tackled our student loan debt. Now we are debt-free except the mortgage. Cant wait to pay that off as well. Great post!

]]> Mon, 19 May 2014 18:51:10 +0000 LaTisha @YoungFinances on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99648 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99648 Thanks!

 

Yeah, that really helped me. I never felt 'broke' because I never experienced higher pay. 

]]> Mon, 19 May 2014 05:52:59 +0000 colormefrugal on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99645 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99645 Congrats on the Mint feature! That's awesome! I think the best tip is to keep lifestyle inflation in check! It's so hard to make any progress on your debt if you expenses are out of hand.

]]> Sat, 17 May 2014 09:04:21 +0000 LaTisha @YoungFinances on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99639 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99639 Ha! Same here. I was there for 11 months which is why everything else was on hold until I secured a job.

 

Thanks for the support!

]]> Wed, 14 May 2014 11:13:16 +0000 Ben Luthi on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99638 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99638 Awesome! I got caught up on the "begin your career" part after being without a job for 6 months and then settling for a sub-$10/hr job for another 6 months, but we're getting there now! :) All of your other tips are solid.

]]> Wed, 14 May 2014 10:31:41 +0000 LaTisha @YoungFinances on Featured on Mint.com! https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99637 Bloggers Lair https://yakezie.com/forums/bloggers-lair/featured-on-mint-com/#p99637 I had a great opportunity to write a post for the Mint.com blog. Please check it out here: https://www.mint.com/vip-content/9-steps-to-take-after-graduating-with-student-loans/ 

I'm super excited! Laugh

 

Did you take any of these steps after you graduated with student loans?

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