The Biden administration recently announced a new proposed student loan repayment plan that, according to the Department of Education, will provide millions of borrowers with lower required monthly payments and increase the speed of student loan forgiveness. Technically this proposal revises an existing plan, not an entirely new plan. Let’s dive into what the details […]
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Student loans can be complex. Annoyingly complex. Even painful. All the emotions. There is no magical way to get rid of them quickly, especially if you have a lot of them. The one thing you can do, though, is feel in control. To do that you need to get organized. The best way to get […]
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Feeling out of control with how much you are required to pay every month towards your federal student loans? Then you may want to consider other options. For anyone with federal student loans, you have a few different choices when it comes to your repayment. Income-driven repayment plans were created to help borrowers potentially lower […]
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The exact amount of private student loans isn’t known, but recent estimates peg it at about $100 Billion. The increase in the amount of private student loans isn’t surprising, as there are a couple of major drivers in the trend. First, the cost of college keeps increasing. This includes the cost of living, which […]
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One of the driving forces behind my focus on student loans is the feeling of helplessness that comes with student loan debt. One specific ways borrowers can feel helpless is with their job situation. Borrowers may even hate their job, but they feel stuck because of their student loan debt. They have a lot […]
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No matter someone’s income level, skill, or financial knowledge, there is always something that can be done to improve your finances. Whether you have 5 minutes or 50 years, here are 100+ ways you can work to improve your finances. Increase Your Savings 1) Open an online savings account with a higher interest […]
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Student loans can be complex. Annoying. Even painful. All the emotions. There is no magical way to get rid of them quickly, especially if you have a lot of them. The one thing you can do, though, is feel in control. To do that you need to get organized. Which brings me to the […]
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There’s no denying that student loan refinancing has become incredibly popular the past few years. With companies like SoFi receiving hundreds of millions – or in the case of SoFi, $2 billion – in funding, investors and existing companies are seeing student loan refinancing as a big opportunity. And why not? Student loan refinancing presents […]
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Public Service Loan Forgiveness, or PSLF, is a hot topic right now. Only payments made after October 1st, 2017, are eligible. Since 120 payments are required for PSLF, the earliest anyone could have possibly been eligible was late 2018. Now that we are past that date we are seeing a small number of borrowers […]
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