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> I know that if I really needed to, I could pay all my debt off in a couple of months (e.g. by getting a full-time software job). Instead of seeing the debt a
by rhcom2 3y ago
> I know that if I really needed to, I could pay all my debt off in a couple of months (e.g. by getting a full-time software job). Instead of seeing the debt as $25,000, I think of it as a few months of work in tech
The assumption that the jobs will always be there, and always pay this well
- steve_adams_86 3y agoI assumed something similar about a far smaller amount of debt, then I got laid off. The market has been brutal. Although I’ve been finding awesome consulting work, I haven’t come close to finding something stable with the income I’m accustomed to. I felt pretty stupid (well, I still do), but I was dealing with a fraction of this debt, in Canuckian tokens no less. Shrugging at 25k USD of debt and calling it a few months of work seems out of touch given the state of the global economy. I feel like 1.8% better about myself now.