Public policy was a serious hobby for me for about 5 years before I got my first paycheck.

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After closing down, I did actually manage to find that real job and receive my first real paycheck.

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It was very discouraging at first to see nearly thirty percent of my paycheck go directly to loans and interest but I told myself that as time went on I would be able to put more and more towards them.

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