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[quote=Anonymous]Graduated with $175k in loans, at rates from 1.5% (bar loan) to over 8%. I paid off two of the highest in the first 3 years, but then got laid off. Paid the minimums even when I was unemployed and when I got a good job again started attacking the highest interest rate loan again. Now I have $80k left in loans, but only $28k that I care about paying off- the rest is 3% or below and it's not a priority. Also got married along the way, bought a house, and paid off $10k of DH's SLs (his was also over 8%). All in all I'm 10 years out of law school and about 8 months from having the loans that bother me paid off. Since you just jumped from gov't to private practice, keep living like you're on the old salary and dedicate everything above that to savings/loan repayment. Bust your ass to get a bonus and pay off a huge chunk of the loan with it.[/quote]
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