Wellesley graduate, Tracy Bindel saved up enough money through her college years to keep her debt low; when she got a full time job with many benefits, she was able to pay off all of her debt at age 26.

She paid off her debt 10 years before the estimated time it would have taken her to pay it off. Read this article to see how she did it: http://money.cnn.com/2014/12/03/pf/college/pay-off-student-loan-debt/index.html?hpt=hp_t4 .