Thanks, everyone! It's very much appreciated.
Congrats. I have 44.5K in students loans and have a similar goal. I think I should be able to knock them out in about 4 years. Over the last years I have only knocked out 11.5K, but I ended up acquiring 22K in retirement accounts and bought a house that appreciated quite a bit and is now a cash flow rental. No more excuses. Now it's time to slay the dragon.
Nice! In that time, I only put in about 6k into my 401k and did not buy a house, lol. But that's still a great goal. It's an amazing feeling once it's all said and done.
I remember when I first saw how much I needed to pay off and thought it would literally take 15+ years. Looking back, I really don't see how the math worked, but it obviously did. I can't wait until I get that letter in the mail saying I'm free. They said it takes about 45 days. :(