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Dear Debt,
You do not define me. My worth is more important than the value of your number.
Love,
M
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.
Latest posts by Melanie (see all)
- Talking About Money and Mental Health - September 12, 2022
- Dear Debt, We’re Better Apart - June 27, 2022
- Announcing The Mental Health and Wealth Summit - May 4, 2021
16 comments
I like the new site! And congrats again on the move! I think we focus too much on allowing debt to rule and ruin our lives.
Thank you! I’m so happy. I’m not going to let it ruin me or define me.
Just came from your old blog. Good design and feel, I like it , Congrats once again. Good move and Keep it up
Awesome, glad you came! 🙂 Stick around and if you have a story, share it with me!
I’m loving the switch and new blog M! And debt – you sure as heck don’t define me either 😉
Woo hoo! So glad I finally did it. Now I REALLY want you to write your debt breakup letter on my blog 🙂
Congrats on the new website, it looks great! 🙂
Thank you so much! Glad you are here.
Whoo hooo! Congrats on the new site! I look forward to seeing where you take things!
Thanks for all your help, guidance and inspiration!
I LOVE the look of your site! Fantastic.
Yay! I am so glad you like it! Michelle, I want you to write a debt letter for my blog!
Ooohhh! I would love to! Let me know the details and I’m in.
We are always worth more than the numbers in our lives. It’s good to see that you know that. <3
It’s a reminder to myself, because it’s hard sometimes! So glad you are here and glad you like the manifesto! You should totally add a ‘purpose’ page. I am so inspired by your debt payoff, I can’t wait to get there myself.
Thank you for this reminder!