<prompt> Human: Chart of the massacreThanks to rpersonalfinance, rfrugal, and a lot of non-reddit sites as well that made me feel like I wasnt alone. Nobody talks about debt in my real life, so I felt completely alone, like I was the only person whose mistakes and poor planning had landed them into this sort of bind.At times I felt desperate because the amount owed was so immense Sometimes I had a bad month and backslid and almost gave up. At times I was tempted to just min-pay until I died. I kept going, and lived reasonably frugally. If SomeRandomGuyOnInternet can do this shit, so can I!In addition to sharing this good news with you guys, Ive celebrated in an even more fitting manner: by submitting forms to max out my 401k, and by opening an account with vanguard to invest more on top of that. Time to get compound interest working FOR me, not against me.Fuck debt.  <response>: I lurk a lot and dont post often, but your story is so motivating that I wanted to personally congratulate you on your accomplishment.Though my debt load was much smaller, I recently annihilated an amount that was equal to 13 of my annual gross income in 12 months. Its truly freeing to not be a slave to debt any longer. Thanks for your inspiring story! 