Loan Debt

Granted, the only thing that costs more than an education is a lack of one. "Follow your heart," "do what you love," "student loans are good debt," are all mantras graduating high schoolers hear. Its time to rethink them.

I earned my master of urban planning degree this spring, but find myself $92,000 in debt and worrying how to make ends meet.

A personal take on the student loan debt crisis and why individuals should take responsibility for their debt.

The government has spent billions of dollars trying to jump-start our ailing economy. Why not use the same money and forgive student loan debt, allowing America's "educated poor" to use their disposable income to spur economic growth?

With college getting more expensive and the job market shrinking many students come out of school and can't find a job to pay their student loans and other debts they have.

Thousands and thousands of students are in debt due to student loans. Of course, many students have difficulties repaying their student loans. Here are a few ways to reduce your student loan debt so that you aren't stuck repaying them forever!

Drowning in student debt? Read on to find out what I have learned along the way of deferments, consolidations and graduating in a recession.

Among the many woes students face when they are attending college is the "big one" - student loan debt. Student loan debt can diminish the success you feel once you have achieved such a great milestone.

Though some students feel compelled to make use of them, student loan debt can be a vicious cost long after graduation.

Education is worth the mountain of debt, but how do you find your way back out? For teachers, there is a way to make it all disappear, but it may not be worth the price.

Student loan debt can be viewed as a blessing or a curse. A blessing in that it added something invaluable to your life and a curse in that it never seems to go away.

The cost of furthering your education is not cheap, here are some suggestions on how to avoid the overload.

Racking up all the student loan debt was easy. I just had to sign a few papers, and take a half-hour debt counseling course. Unfortunately, everything didn't work out like I had planned.

With so many people graduating with student loans, there are enormous amounts of information out there. Here are five steps to focus your journey to freedom from student loan debt.

Student loan debt is an ongoing problem. It has surpassed credit card debt.

Student loans can take decades to pay off; however, student loan forgiveness programs can reduce or even eliminate your student loan debt up to 100%.

So you're out of college and enjoying the real world. Before you get ahead of yourself though and start spending away all your hard earned pay, look back and acknowledge the student loans that you had to take out in order to get to where you are now.

How I repaid my $20,000 of student loan debt in one year on a $35,000 per year salary

Friends don't let friends pile up student loan debt.

Student loan debt must be paid. However, there are many more options now than ever before regarding how one can pay off student loan debt. Different plans are available, both for federal and private loans.

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A recent report revealed that nearly 40 percent of the college graduates interviewed stated that it would take them at least 10 years to pay off their student loans....

A brief summary of when i consolidated my student loan debt & a look into what's going on now.

Your amount of reasonable student loan debt depends on your individual plans for the near future.

Explanation of student loans and how to reduce student loan debt.

Will that degree really earn that much more money than a non-college-degree-route? When you add in student loan repayment to a post-college career, sometimes the answer is not so clear.

Many working Americans are faced with a looming student loan debt when they get out of college. These student loan debts can haunt people for years.

Being debt free would be a great stress reliever. It's something we all strive for, but with all the loan debt that's out there it may seem impossible. However, there are steps you can take that help you clear your loan debt and become debt free.

Being in debt is no fun, and most Americans know what it feels like to be in debt. It is estimated that between all the loan debts that people are carrying, families are spending more money than they earn.

With outstanding student loan debt close to $1 trillion, tens of millions of Americans are struggling or unable to pay their student loan debt. It's time the nation had an honest discussion about the student lending crisis and solve it.