Confessing + New Dear Debt Letter

Hey! I’m so excited to share some new posts this week.

I wrote a debt confession for Girl Meets Debt, which was an awesome experience. It was weird to get it out on paper– in a new way. Really looking at my situation and what has happened over the last few years and looking at the successes and failures. I’ve always just wanted to blame student loans and my desire to get an education, but clearly that’s not the answer and I made some mistakes too. Check it out and let me know what you think!

Also, I met Joshua from CNA Finance a few weeks ago at a blogger happy hour (love going to these!). He’s a pretty cool dude and he said he enjoys my dear debt letters and asked if I’d write one for his site. How could I say no? Read about resentment and feeling alone regarding debt.

Enjoy and hope you are having a great week!

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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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