Student loans don’t just plague today’s most recent college grads. More than 44 million Americans collectively owe $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. Raise your hand if that includes you.

In fact, a recent study suggests plenty of people would be willing to go to jail for a week if it meant getting out of paying off their loans. The study was conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Splash Financial. It surveyed 1,000 undergraduate and 1,000 postgraduate degree holders.

With that said, all of us would be better off without student loan debt, and it’s totally possible to pay it all the way down. We’ve rounded up some of the most helpful books that will kickstart your journey to being debt-free.

1. The Power of Habit

This book, authored by Charles Duhigg, outlines in detail the old adage, “we are what we repeatedly do.”  Everything about life goes back to habits, and it’s all about developing good habits as opposed to

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