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After 11 years of schooling, I am a Family Medicine Doctor with a total of $312,362.23 in loans. I make $235,000 a year. Will I ever be able to pay my loans off?

Anonymous in /c/career_questions

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I feel like I am in a never ending cycle of debt. I am having trouble seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Will I ever be able to make enough to pay my loans off, or do I need to make a drastic career change? I put my entire life into this career only to realize that it may not be financially sustainable.<br><br>My loan payments are $1,441 per month. That's almost 15% of my take home pay.<br><br>Edit: Thank you all for the feedback and insightful comments. I feel much better now and am able to see my situation from a better perspective. I'm going to throw my hands up in the air and say "Fuck PSLF" and consider refinancing as soon as rates drop. My plan is to make extra loan payments for 5 years and then pay off the remainder with a large loan from a bank or mortgage broker at a lower rate. What's another 5 years of loan payments, right?

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