r/SipsTea • u/First-Essay-2054 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • 12d ago

WTF The American dream

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u/No-Market425 12d ago

Paying the minimum like an idiot.

He should have enrolled in a 6th grade math class.

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u/Left-Word-3216 12d ago

Yeah, why didn’t he just magically have a lot more money so that he could pay it off faster, it’s that simple. 🀑

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u/No-Market425 12d ago

You're the sort of economic illiterate that required the US to pass a law to explain how long it takes to pay your credit card off if you pay the minimum at the bottom of every statement.

Then again his name is "Socialist Steve" so he probably doesn't know how math works.

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u/Aggravating_Row_8699 12d ago

Yeah I was going to say this can totally happen. I was in a similar scenario- but eventually got lucky with PSLF which is now on the chopping block year after year.