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He paid off five figures of student debt by selling books

Jul. 12, 2023 at 10:59 a.m. ET

Pathik Oza of New Jersey paid off about $70,000 worth of his undergraduate student loans by selling used books through his online bookstore, O3 Books — including books by the color for decor purposes, a hot commodity for Zoom backgrounds during the pandemic.

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