Marianne Eloise

Bio

Marianne is a freelance writer covering culture, the internet, wellness, music, TV, film and more for outlets like Vulture, i-D, Paper, The Cut, and Nylon.
Wanting to start a family motivated us to pay off $126K in a year
By Marianne Eloise
Name: Precious and Chaun Ares Age: Precious, 31 and Chaun, 32 City/state: Inglewood, CA Amount of debt: Approximately $126,000 Type of debt: A car loan of $3,751, student loan of $46,000, credit card loan of $10,000) and personal loans of $64,000 —…
My $65K in debt actually helped me live better — and I paid it off in 5 years
By Marianne Eloise
Name: Josh Age: 35 City/state: Houston, TX Amount of debt: $65,000 Type of debt: Student loan How long it took to pay off: Five years (ten was the planned payback period) Jobs held while paying the debt: Internal audit staff, demand planner,…
How I finally paid off my $10K credit card bill
By Marianne Eloise
Name: Jeremy Age: 27 City/state: Spring Lake, NJ Amount of debt: $10,000 Type of debt: credit card How long it took to pay off: 5 years Jobs held while paying the debt: Communications professional Salary: Around $60k My parents, especially my…
A “life audit” helped me pay off nearly 70k in loans
By Marianne Eloise
For most of us, debt is a necessary evil. Paying it off can be one of the most freeing, empowering accomplishments in the world, worthy of celebration. Mic's new series Paid in Full tells the stories of these triumphs, and just might help you figure…
I paid down 50K in student debt. Here's how I pulled it off
By Marianne Eloise
For most of us, debt is a necessary evil. Paying it off can be one of the most freeing, empowering accomplishments in the world, worthy of celebration. Mic's new series Paid in Full tells the stories of these triumphs, and just might help you figure…