I'm 30 and live on a boat to pay off my $80,000 student-loan debt. I go stir crazy sometimes, but it's the best way to avoid spending money.

Jan 11 2023 by Business Insider

 
Cody Plante is living on his boat to help pay off his student-loan debt.

Courtesy of Cody Plante

Cody Plante, 30, accumulated $80,000 in student-loan debt from undergrad and grad school. In 2022, he moved onto a boat to help manage his finances and pay back his student loans. He now blogs about his life on a boat and said the advanced degree was not worth the debt.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Cody Plante, a 30-year-old remote project manager, who's paying off his...

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