Inbox | January 01, 2013Proud to Pay Laura Belinger Author Notes © 2013 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Article Information Inbox Inbox | January 01, 2013 Proud to Pay The ASHA Leader, January 2013, Vol. 18, 3. doi:10.1044/leader.IN1.18012013.3 The ASHA Leader, January 2013, Vol. 18, 3. doi:10.1044/leader.IN1.18012013.3 View Article Figures Tables Supplemental Data Supplements Multimedia Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Tools Get Citation Citation Belinger, L. (2013). Proud to Pay. The ASHA Leader, 18(1), 3. doi: 10.1044/leader.IN1.18012013.3. Download citation file: RIS (Zotero) EndNote BibTex Medlars ProCite RefWorks Reference Manager © 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association × Alerts User Alerts You are adding an alert for: Proud to Pay You will receive an email whenever this article is corrected, updated, or cited in the literature. You can manage this and all other alerts in My Account The alert will be sent to: Confirm × Sign In or Create a free account to receive alerts. × I am writing in response to the article regarding federal student loan changes (Nov. 20). After college graduation, I was faced with more than $40,000 in student loan debt. One of my proudest moments was paying off that student debt entirely 10 years later. I paid that loan off without any assistance from anyone else. It took a decade of sacrificing, budgeting and working two to three jobs at times—but I did it! It frustrates me to learn that once again, the taxpayer credit card will be used in situations like forgiving student loan debt. There are going to be some struggles in life and we cannot continue to throw a life preserver out to everyone. Accountability is a word that people need to know. In some situations, assistance is needed. We need to step back and decide in what situations we ask ourselves if we can work a little harder before turning to an automatic handout when there is a bump in the road. Laura Belinger, Green Bay, Wis. 0 Comments Submit a Comment Submit A Comment Name Comment Title Comment Could not validate captcha. Please try again. You have entered an invalid code Submit Cancel Thank you for submitting a comment on this article. Close This feature is available to Subscribers Only Sign In or Create an Account × FROM THIS ISSUE January 2013 Volume 18, Issue 1 ‹ Issue › ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER|ADVERTISE WITH US Related Articles ADVERTISING DISCLAIMER|ADVERTISE WITH US Related Topics