At My Own Wedding, My Dad Took The Microphone, Said: “Raise Your Glass To The Daughter Who Finally Found Someone Desperate Enough To Marry Her.

When I graduated with honors from one of the best public universities in the country, I got a text message.

Congrats. Don’t forget to send thank you cards to your relatives.

That was the first sign I should have paid attention to.

The second sign came with a price tag of $47,000.

$487. That’s how much I pay every month for my student loans. Have been paying since I was twenty-two. Will keep paying until I’m thirty-two, if I’m lucky and nothing goes wrong.