I quit you

This is a dear debt letter from Michelle at The Shop My Closet Project! She is my first dear debt entry and I am so excited to have her! If you’d like to write a dear debt letter, get in touch.

Dear Debt,

I quit you. Your pull was so magnetic. I just couldn’t stay away. You enticed me, called to me, you seduced me with your promises of the good life. I loved you for so long, but you weren’t good for me. I should of known that your promises were gold-card covered lies. I believed you when you said I should never leave home without you. When I did it felt like I missed out on everything. The sky was the limit and the experiences I had with you were priceless. Then, I realized that you took more than you gave. I gave you blood, sweat, and tears. It wasn’t a fair trade. I lost sleep over you, but you never lost sleep over me. Everything you gave me came with a price. I’m just not willing to pay it anymore. During the good times I didn’t think about you too much. You seemed so supportive. During the bad times I thought about you everyday. You took over everything until there wasn’t enough room for anything or anyone else. You isolated me and I became so lonely, tired, and afraid. When would you let me go? I decided to break free. I tried to quit you cold turkey-it didn’t work. Slowly but surely I started letting you go. You kept writing me, emailing me, and calling me. You hated to see me leave. I don’t miss you.

I’m done.

Michelle

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Melanie Lockert is the founder of the blog and author of the book, Dear Debt. Through her blog, she chronicled her journey out of $81,000 in student loan debt. She is also the co-founder of the Lola Retreat, which helps bold women face their fears, own their dreams and figure out a plan to be in control of their finances. She is passionate about empowering women, helping others get out of debt, and focuses on the intersection of debt and mental health. Every September she organizes a Suicide Prevention Awareness Blog Tour, to help share resources for those struggling with debt and suicide. In addition to her love of personal finance, art and music, she is also a karaoke master and a cat mom to Miles and Thelonious.

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