This is a really inspirational story for anyone who has huge student debt. I can’t link a Buzzfeed article, so I will summarize. She graduated in 2009 with $147k in debt. After discovering that she and the other women she worked with were all making the same salary, despite experience, she began asking her male coworkers about their salaries and learned they all got paid MUCH more. She aggressively pursued a new job at a different place, but first researched what the men were being paid. She got the job with the same salary as the men. There’s more to her story, which might prove helpful to any students out there considering taking on a lot of debt. If you want to read the story, look on Buzzfeed ‘This Woman Got A Huge Raise And Paid Off Her Student Loans By Asking The “Over/Under” Question’. Meanwhile, here’s a video she made to celebrate, which also explains what she did: https://youtu.be/X0bsL8L9iIY
What a terrific article! Not really down with the debt part, odd how her parents and she allowed it to get so high, but on the salary planning and research and the eventual win.
The OVER/UNDER question!
A different link to there same article: https://www.insider.com/asking-the-over-under-question-help-pay-off-student-debt-salary-increase-2019-8
Could not love this more!!! And it really speaks to making sure your kids are financially aware. I need to step it up in that department.
WOW, did I love this!!!
Love the video. Smart, resorseful and FUN young lady!
I love it! Shared this with my 18 year old right away. 
In case people are thinking of doing this, I’ve never worked for a company that didn’t make it known up front that you would be fired for discussing salaries with other employees. Something to keep in mind.
@tsickles , I’m guessing that’s a risk a lot more women are willing to take these days.
@tsickles, I don’t see how that can be legal. As a woman, I’d have to assume a company like that is practicing gender discrimination and I wouldn’t accept a job there.
@austinmshauri I work in manufacturing, and it’s been that way since the early 90’s, maybe sooner. That said, back then we still discussed it when management wasn’t around, and I made at least as much if not more than the men who worked there. Everyone started at the same wage, and got raises depending on training, evaluations, and other factors.
I can’t say if that’s still the case because I don’t risk talking about it anymore.
Great! But I hope those reading the article see do the math and see what the average annual payments have to be to pay off a $145k student dept that ended up being over $220k. That this woman is such an anomaly, a super woman makes it very clear how terribly different getting out from large student loan debt. That part of the story goes for males and females