Some much needed motivation....

19 Successful People Who Had a Rough Time in Their Twenties

It's not easy being 27 (fast approaching 28) living in a rented house with a boyfriend. Even the most empowered feminist can feel down when you don't get to experience the big "life things" that most people do. Articles like this make me realize that the people that I admire the most definitely had a delayed life start because they worked for years on their dreams. Such positive motivation to keep my chin up :)

Helpful Links

Two posts in one day! Miraculous. I've been having great luck today finding really helpful sites for dealing with student loans and I thought I'd post them up for everyone :)

National Student Loan Data System: Monitors how much you have in student loans so you can accurately start figuring out how to cut it down.

Student Loan Calculator: Just plug in what you owe, how much you plan on paying monthly and at what percentage and it tells you how much time it'll take to pay it off. Awesome.

And Then We Saved: A really sweet blog that features tons of inspiring stories and helpful hints for leaving a debt free life.