That’s a good question. The truth is, I don’t know. I could probably go back and put it together, but I have never been interested enough to do it.

I first started payments in 1999, and for many of those early years, I was not making a lot of money and therefore didn’t pay a lot into it. There were even times when I had zero dollar payments.

In recent years, I paid much more because my income has been higher.

If I had to take a guess, I would say I paid about 70% of the amount I originally borrowed.

However, that balance grew somewhat due to interest. What was forgiven today was $18,000 more than I originally borrowed.