Student Loan Debt

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

Students Loan Burden

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

Student loan debt is on the rise. My experiences with loan debt, and a ray of hope for those of us who keep going.

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.

When going to school like a university, it is best to know how to manage money. Some people who borrow money end up having to pay a large amount of money back to their lender. A lack of money can disable a person from repayment.

After ten years of payments, post grad weighs her investment. Were the words "paid in full" truly worth the cost?

Are student loans a crippling albatross or a necessary evil? Can student loan debt be considered good debt? Understanding your repayment options can alleviate the stress associated with repayment.

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.

Even President Barack Obama could not avoid the inevitability of incurring massive debt so that he could attend Occidental and Harvard. Indeed, although lawyers tend to make more than the average salary, the price of becoming an attorney is substantial.

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

This economic bombshell stifled the sapling of student's life before it had a chance to grow.

Student loans is a commitment just as relationships. The difference with relationships is when it becomes an unhealthy relationship you have an option to end. Loans is a lifetime commitment until paid, no turning back. Only borrow what you need.

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.

The author describes how she took on student debt twice - once for a Bachelor's degree and once for a Master's degree - and paid off the first set of loans and is paying off the second set early, by sharing five crucial tips anyone can follow.

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.

A guide to how I paid off over $26,000 in student loan debt.

If you have student loans and are struggling to pay for them, or you are simply overwhelmed by the amount of debt you are carrying, then this article is for you.

Paying off student loan debt isn't impossible. It just takes a little creativity and determination.

A major hesitation for continuing your education is acquiring student loan debt. Here are some helpful tips to pay off your student loans.

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.

Thanks to a little common sense and a lot of frugality, I've paid off $12,500 of student loan debt and changed the way I think about personal finance, in just one year.