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Benzinga
Business
Marc Guberti

Should A 22-Year-Old Build A Business Or Work Longer Hours At Their Job To Pay Off Loan? 'I'm Stuck Between Normal Life Vs. Building My Own Thing.'

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Paying off your student loans as quickly as possible will free up your budget, but working extra hours at your day job will give you fewer hours to work on your business. That's the conundrum a 22-year-old faces, and he turned to Reddit for advice. 

He has $23,000 in student loans and was bringing in roughly $2,500 per month working at a gym. He worked six to seven days per week to bring in that money, but he recently cut back to three days per week of working at the gym. He wants to use the extra time to start a business, but he isn't sure what to do since he still has student loans. 

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