Howdy. Basically I would like to get a grip on things. I have an outragous loan from about 10 years ago that has completely screwed me (young and dumb). The interest rate is something like 10% and I've figured that it has cost me more than $8,000 to pay off $2,000 of it, with a remaining balance of more than $10K. This was taken out in about 1999 for $12,000 and I still owe more than $10,000. I also have credit card debt, which I am not nearly as worried about, but it's still a hefty amount, as well as another student loan from the US Department of Education.