Comments on: How to Hack College and Graduate With ZERO Debt

By: Pyper from Weird Scholarships

Pyper from Weird Scholarships — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 13:19:15 +0000

This article was a great read! I wish I had been able to graduate college without any debt. Unfortunately, no one I knew had ever heard the terms zero debt and college in the same sentence. It has just become an ordinary thing to have extreme amounts of debt for college. No one thinks twice about it. Hopefully more people are exposed to articles like this!

By: Eva Smith

Eva Smith — Tue, 02 Jun 2015 17:50:40 +0000

I wish I had read this post many years ago. 😉 I remember actually being on the right track in high school and putting every ounce of effort I could into seeking out scholarships for a period of time. I should have continued doing so, but after a while, I got discouraged and fell into the “I’ll just take out loans, that’s what most people do” trap and now I’m paying for it.

By: Ramona

Ramona — Tue, 19 May 2015 20:29:55 +0000

In reply to Martin. My folks are amazing and have always been like this. Sure, there were small struggles, as I was trying to act more adult there, but they always were supportive and we usually got along very well. It did help a lot though to have them around, since I could focus only on work and study, while they took care of everything else.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:24:06 +0000

In reply to Ramona. I love your story Ramona. It's funny how the decade flies by. I can't believe that I started college ten years ago. I'm glad to see what you followed a similar path. Did you struggle with living with the folks? At times, I wanted to snap!

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:22:27 +0000

In reply to Natalie @ Financegirl. Sorry to hear about your debt. If you have a plan, you're going to get out one day. I'm available if you have any questions.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:18:56 +0000

In reply to Jordan. The beauty of the Internet is that you can find anything out within minutes.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:12:16 +0000

In reply to Michelle. You've already lived more than most. Good luck with the divorce and everything. The good news is that you can start fresh.

By: Martin

Martin — Tue, 19 May 2015 16:04:44 +0000

In reply to Kali @ XY Planning Network. Well said. That one huge sacrifice will pay off huge in the future. Sure, it sucks in the moment, but it feels amazing to be debt free later on.

By: Zee Hamdani

Zee Hamdani — Tue, 19 May 2015 10:12:34 +0000

Wow. This post was just wow and so inspirational. As a married woman with a toddler of my own, I know how difficult it is to pay those monthly bills and if you have debt knocking on the door, then life can get pretty tough at times. But this post has allowed me to see that a few sacrifices at that age can go a long way in ensuring that you are debt free and financially stable at a time when you need it the most (like when you have a family to look for). Great advice, will definitely share it with family and friends who still have college to go too.

By: Ramona

Ramona — Mon, 18 May 2015 18:01:29 +0000

I worked FULL TIME during college. It was hard, but it was clearly worth it. Stayed at home with my folks, took advantage of any help they provided, studied and also got a great job during college and didn’t have to worry about finding one after graduating. I worked in that industry for 10 years and then founded my own small web design business.