On May 15, 2008, Fabian, Debt Free Hispanic, also became known as Debt Free Graduate.
As I look back at my academic career I realize that graduating without debt is possible. I attended a private University and still graduated debt free. How did I do it? I worked and I worked some more and I didn’t rely on Sallie Mae to fund my studies. But not everyone can afford college, right? I couldn’t afford it as well going in to college but once I stopped buying stuff I didn’t need, not paying car payments and focussing on school instead of material possessions, I started to afford college. I wanted to spend on clothes, eating out, purchasing the new electronic gadgets, Apple computers. But I did without and I paid for my Masters of Arts in Management degree in CASH.
Not only did I graduate debt free but since I was using my own money I did the best that I could and I finished with what people would say is an impressive 3.85 Grade Point Average (GPA). See my grades below for proof. When you spend your own money instead of taking out loans, you tend to make better grades. Listen, my mom only has up to a middle school education and my dad has up to a 6th grade education, its not about what you came from but from where you can go. I love my parents and they have been my support through my education but I know that I was financially doomed going into college but with perseverance and hard work, I am done and 100% debt free.
-Debt Free Hispanic Graduate
Good job! Did you live at home or on your own? I had no choice as I supported both parents and little brother through half my college years..
During my junior college years I lived at home and worked full time at an energy company in Houston, TX. In Dallas, at the private University, I lived on campus and worked on campus as well. Wow, kuddos to making it through having to support others as well.