I do not believe in total deprivation. I do not believe in living off rice and beans. I do not believe in not treating myself to a facial. I do not believe in total deprivation and 100% sacrificing things that bring me joy while I’m paying off my student loan debt. In fact, I strongly believe that when you try to deprive yourself of the small joys in life, it ends up making this journey significantly harder and you may end up going in circles, never actually crawling out from under the debt.

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