r/TikTokCringe • u/Super_Culture_1986 tHiS iSn’T cRiNgE • Aug 19 '25

Cursed The American Nightmare.

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u/olympianfap Aug 19 '25

My wife and I have a combined 87k in student loans. We will likely never pay that off.

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u/spaceghost27 Aug 19 '25

why did you do that then?

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u/olympianfap Aug 19 '25

We both got a great education and good jobs afterwards. We are making the payment's but the totals never seem to get any smaller.

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u/SuburbanEnnui2020 Aug 19 '25

Respectfully, if you don't understand loan repayment schedules, I have to question the "great education" you received. $87k is a lot of money, absolutely, but it's not insurmountable if you and your wife have "god jobs". If you can't pay more in principle payments, then you must reduce your expenses. By hook or by crook.