Going to college is a fulfilling experience for most people. While you hopefully snagged your dream job after graduation, it’s even more likely that you landed with some pretty steep student loan payments. Depending on the type of student loan you have and your ability to meet your monthly payments, you may want to consider…
Getting federal student aid is the best way to kickstart the funding of your college education. Federal student loans, grants, and work-study jobs are all excellent ways to get the money you need to pay for tuition and all of the other expenses that come with college. But with costs soaring for American students across…
Have student loans? Have you realized it may be time to refinance? You know you’re grown up when you are not only willing to undergo this process, but also feel a need to do the proper amount of research beforehand. It’s rather commendable, as anything that revolves around percentages, APRs, and rates is often enough…
College tuition rises every year, and yet the guarantee that graduates will get a job immediately after graduation simply isn’t there. No matter what anyone tells you, it takes time to find employment. Regardless of how soon you are able to land an awesome job, the grace period for federal student loans is only six…
The average student graduating from college these days will have an average of $38,000 in student loan debt. Add everyone’s debt together, past and present, and the United States currently, as a whole, has $1.4 trillion of unpaid student loans. How long does it take the typical American to pay it all back? About 21…
Type anything into a Google search bar regarding loans, student debt or finance and you’ll find a plethora of websites offering you expert advice. With a little investigating, you’ll soon learn that not all these websites are created equal. From predatory business tactics to less than valuable information, it can seem impossible to differentiate the…
Student loan debt is one of the biggest issues facing our country, as college graduates pay a heavy and ever-increasing price to walk the stage and receive a diploma. Because so many young Americans finish either their undergraduate or graduate studies with so much owed, it can be hard to keep up with these and…
If you’re a college graduate, you probably have a fair share of student loan debt. Whether you’ve been out of school for years or are about to earn that diploma, there are several ways to handle your student loan debt so you don’t feel like you’re drowning. It doesn’t matter if making that monthly payment…
For many Americans, it’s difficult to escape college without accumulating some degree of student loan debt. In fact, the average debt for a Class of 2015 graduate exceeded $35,000. Not only does your student loan payment affect how much money you have leftover from your paycheck each month, it also takes a toll on your…