With college expenses going up, student loans can follow you for many years. Articles on how to get and pay off a student loan.
The following article was written by Brandon Endsley, a Financial Aid Administrator and Purdue Alumni, who administers the MyMoney website at Purdue University. We asked him if he could address some of the issues surrounding student loan defaults – as they are on the rise. Before I discuss the downsides of student loan default, you probably
The following article is a guest post from my college freshman brother, Ryan. He provides some great insight into how to manage your money on your own during your college years. When I was ready to start my freshman year of college this year, there were so many things that I was worried about. Where
Without a doubt, getting a college education is expensive — perhaps costlier than at any other time in recent history. In fact, the national student loan debt stands at 1.4 trillion dollars, and this number continues to grow at an alarming rate. While many graduates are able to meet their financial obligations, others have a
It’s graduation season and we’d like to offer a little assist to the high school graduates out there (as well as returning college students) who are looking to lower their tuition bills. With over $1.4 trillion(?!!) student loan debt out there – we’d love to help point to ways that students can access money that
I’ve mentioned here before that my wife and I have a large student loan debt that we are currently paying off. My wife incurred it after receiving a Masters of Social Work degree. While it is / was a noble career pursuit, it is not very high paying. And with my wife only working part-time due
The people over at SmarterBucks have come up with a terrific concept that allows student loan holders to pay off their student loans faster, and we thought we’d take a look into how it works, and share what we’ve found with the readers here at Three Thrifty Guys.
It’s obvious the cost to attend college these days is out of hand. Sure – the investment in higher education is a good one, but at what cost? Most students today are graduating with tons of loan debt that has a crippling affect on their long-term financial future. Something must be done. The other day
