 Subject: Re: CC+Student Loans=$150K: Help! Date: 5/24/2001 6:17
AM Recommendations: 3  This is good. You're accumulating about
$1200 a year, assuming you manage this rate for at least a year
:). That's nothing to sneeze at.  And, alot of Fools recommend
saving "something" each month, for a number of reasons.   Peer
pressure at the workplace can be rough, but, bite the bullet,
bag your lunches, and start saving. It makes *such* a
difference. You could try being honest and mentioning you have a
big load of student debt. If you're working for a startup
company, you're *presumably* working with other college-educated
folks who are carrying student loans of their own. Present the
situation lightly and jokingly enough, and there's a good chance
no one would sneer at you for it.   Oh, but, you can :).
Libraries are a wonderful thing. If you absolutely *must* buy
books, do you also feel you must *keep* them? Between web
options and local second-hand bookstores, there are many ways to
turn the books you've already re