This post is by our regular contributor, Erin. Student loans are a burden that millions face. Sadly, most choose not to face it, which has resulted in nearly 7 million Americans defaulting on their student loans. Defaulting has some serious consequences. As many of you probably know, you can’t get rid of student loans easily […]
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This post is from our regular contributor, Kristi. Please note: This post presents only a general summary of information regarding student loan forgiveness opportunities. It does not presume to be authoritative or complete, as student loan information changes periodically. Not having enough savings for college, combined with skyrocketing tuition costs means that college students are […]
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This post is by our regular Wednesday contributor, Erin. Do you ever think the hype around paying off your student loan debt is a bit, well, unnecessary? Or are you in the camp of getting rid of them ASAP so you can move on to bigger and better things? A few weeks ago, I wrote […]
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This post is from our regular Wednesday contributor, Erin. It’s no surprise that we talk about the issue of student loan debt on Young Adult Money often – after all, it’s a burden many of us face in our 20s and 30s (and beyond). However, we all have different priorities when it comes to paying […]
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Today we welcome GreenPath Debt Solutions. We hope you enjoy the post! Here are 10 tips that can save you some headaches and money, regardless of whether you just finished school or are already paying on student loans.
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. Writing this kind of post has been a long time coming for me. I’ve never been good about sitting down and figuring out an actual full-on budget for myself, but it was so exhilarating once I was done – I’m now a little obsessed. The main […]
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So last week I wrote about the different ways I financed for college and told you all some things I wish I had known about finances before I even went to college. Hindsight, as most of us know very well, is 20/20 and while I do wish I could change how I handled my finances […]
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Today’s post is from our regular Tuesday contributor, Sally. It’s hard to admit this, but I honestly didn’t really take the time to think about how I was funding my college education until I was in my third year at school. I wasn’t taking out excessive amounts of loans or anything like that, but I […]
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I know, I know. Enough about Cat’s financial mistakes! You already had to read about the time I paid three rents at once, but at least when it comes to this one, I know I’m not alone! When I graduated, I had over $39,000 in student loan debt from undergrad and grad school combined and […]
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There is a ton of content online about student loans and student loan debt. The problem is that most of this content is pointless for one reason or another. Before you quit reading, hear me out. I do think that student loan debt is a problem. There is an obvious solution, though: paying it down. […]
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