3 lessons a 24-year-old learned working at a bank that helped her pay off $47,000 of student loans in 2 years

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63% : Because interest capitalizes daily on student loans, "I realized it would be more beneficial, if I'm gonna make payments of $400 a month, it's better for interest if I did $100 a week," she says.
60% : From working at a bank, Sison understood how interest accrues for each type of student loan:Because of this, Sison paid $400 a month -- roughly one third of her paycheck -- toward her student loans.
59% : Clarisse Sison paid off $47,199 in student loans in just two years.

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