<prompt> Human: I was very lucky to graduate from undergrad without any student loan or personal debt. My degree, political science, was not very lucrative and I had always wanted to go to law school. I then received a 12 scholarship to a mediocre law school and eventually received additional merit scholarships, making my 3L year free. I lived at home throughout the duration of law school to save costs, accruing 57,000.00 in loans.I graduated in 2011, the bottom of the worst legal job market in history. I graduated without a job 1400 people applied for 40 spots with my county District Attorney. I worked part time i.e., 4-6 days a month as an appearance attorney, making only enough money to cover the payments on the 25 extended payment plan i.e., essentially interest only.I finally found full time work at the end of 2012, with a firm that would pay me to train and learn the law, salary of 60,000.00 for 3.5 months. That firm let me go, but in the interim I built up some savings. I was then unemployed for six weeks, but had 3.5 months experience under my belt competing with applicants of 3-5 years experience.I then found a job through a recruiter with a smaller firm, but still at 60k yr. After nine months into my position with firm 2, they bumped me to 100,000.00 per year and I am now just over a year with them.Throughout the duration of my unemploymentunderemploymentemployment, I have been lucky to live at home with my folks. All my excess money has gone to service the loans and I just recently cut a check for the final 15,000.00 total payment.Now, the next step is to build my savings, fund my retirement which I have done each of the years I was getting a paycheck, and get away from the parentals house.I have been incredibly lucky to find a lucrative job that I like a little bit and to have parents letting me ride rent free for a bit, but goddamn, does it feel good to be done with the loan payments.  <response>: Good job! 