paying off

paying off $51,000 student loan debt is boring, but it must be done. I let a Walmart bakery decide how much I pay back in student loan debt. So I let a Walmart bakery decide how much I pay back in student loan debt. My name is Sarah. I'm a 27-year-old single mom and nurse, living in my parents' garage so I can get my financial life together. Step number one is to pay off my student loan debt. When I started this journey, I had $56,000 worth of student loan debt. Last month, I was able to make a $5,330 payment using the money that I made off of social media. Which means I'm officially down to $51,000. Woop woop! I've given myself one year to become debt-free, which means I have to start using my paycheck. After budgeting out my entire paycheck, I have $789 left, which means that money is officially on the line. Paying off debt is boring, so I want to make it fun. So I called a Walmart bakery. I'm wanting to see if I can order one of your guys' smallest round cakes. I was wondering if you guys would be able to write a number between $300 and $789. So, thank you so much. Whatever number they pick, I'm gonna pay that number back. Pick up day! Pick up day! Let's go see how much we have to pay back. Pick up day! I got it. I'm nervous. I'm really hoping it's a high number. Look. I can't look. Oh my gosh. I'm so happy with this. $547 dollars that we have to pay back. So we're back home. So let's make that $547 payment. Receipts as always. Payment amount: $547.00. Payment effective date: 06/26/2026. So since we didn't use the full $789, that means we have a remaining $242 that's going straight into my emergency fund that I have in a high-yield savings account. This payment came from my nursing paycheck. In my next video, I'll share how much I was able to pay off using my social media income. Cheers to paying off debt.