Marietta teacher who adopted her former student, brother eliminates $48K in debt WSBTV.com News Staff
A 29-year-old woman who adopted a former student and his brother is now celebrating being completely debt-free.
Chelsea Haley of Marietta, Georgia, has eliminated a total of $48,683.41 the amount she owed in credit cards and student loans with interest.
Good Morning America talked with Haley about her recent incredible achievements.
“It doesn’t feel real yet,” Haley, mom of Jerome, 17, and Jace, 6, told “Good Morning America.” “It’s so amazing. I even logged into my student loans and it said, ‘Cleared. Zero balance.’”
Teacher Pays Off $49,000 Debt After Wiping Out Savings to Adopt Former Student in Need and His Sibling
When a teacher from Marietta, Georgia, wiped out her savings account to adopt a former student and his brother, it would have been hard for her to imagine that just five years later, she would be completely debt free after paying off nearly $49,000.
Chelsea Haley, single mom to Jerome, 17, and Jace, 6, told Good Morning America that knowing she’s debt free feels surreal.
“It doesn’t feel real yet,” she said on Dec. 4. “It’s so amazing. I even logged into my student loans and it said, ‘Cleared. Zero balance.’”