Justine Nelson

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315 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Feb 2026 last heard 26 Feb

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Inspired Budget · #249: How Justine Paid Off $35K on a $37K Salary · 26 Feb 2026 podcast

Yeah.

And I remember thinking, I probably spend like $60 on gas a month.

And when I actually went through and did an audit of my spending on that particular category, I was spending $170 on gas a month.

I just thought that's how out of touch I was with my spending.

Once I got that

on Fast Track and I was able to categorize those expenses, I was able to diligently pay off the debt.

And for anybody doing the math at home, I was bringing home take home about $2,400 a month.

And at one point I was putting $1,000 per month towards the student loans because I had it in my brain that I didn't want to owe anyone anything.

Yeah, this was about six months after I graduated college.

Right when you get those notifications.

And it was interesting, Allison, because right when I made that commitment,

to pay off the debt that I didn't want to be shackled to debt payments anymore.

I was driving home.

I can remember very clearly one icy January evening, I was driving home after a late night at the office.

I was stopped at the bottom of a hill at a red light when it was like, bang, I got hit hard from, from behind on my car, through the car and parked

Got out, looked in the back.

My bumper was in shreds.

Oh, my gosh.

Now, I was hit so hard that the frame was bent.

Luckily, nobody was injured.

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