I hate you, debt

This Dear Debt letter is from Kasey at Debt Perception.  I love this poem and am so glad she is participating! If you’d like to participate and write a dear debt letter, contact me! Anonymity respected and you don’t have to be a personal finance blogger. I’m also interested in hearing from people who have recently become debt free.

Dear Debt,

This is a poem inspired by the infamous “10 things I hate about you” because it was just too easy to think of 10 things I hate about you (and Sallie Mae)!

I hate the way you balk over me,

and the way that you don’t care.

I hate the way you set the bar,

I hate it how you’re so unfair.

I hate your big dumb absolutes

and the way you rob me blind.

I hate you so much it makes me sick,

it even sucks my time.

I hate the way you’re always “right.”

I hate it when you lie.

I hate it when your staff just laughs,

even worse when they make me cry.

I hate it when int’rest compounds,

and the fact that you’ll always call.

But mostly I hate that you just won’t go away,

not even close…

not even a little bit…

not even at all.

-Debt Perception

P.S.  I still hate you.

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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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