How to pay off my student loans
How I did it: MOTHERFUCKERS OVERCHARGED ME. I KNEW IT. By paying off the remainder early. Oh geeze, this now has a character minimum? Okay: I reached into my poor bleeding bank account and pulled out a wad of cash, muttering "thanks for nothing, college education, I'm about to get laid off in two weeks". I'm not bitter, not at all.
Lessons & tips: If you are paying back the Dept. of Education via their automatic bill pay system, be aware that they say it takes 45 days to unenroll you from automatic payments (what?? Do they have to do paperwork after you request discontinuation onine?). I unenrolled the same day I paid the remainder off. I'll bet you they take money from my account in a week and then have to mail me a reimbursement. So if you want to avoid potential hassle, switch back to paper bills a month before you make your last payment.
