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Wishing your student loans would magically disappear? You’re not alone. Did you know that you may qualify for student loan forgiveness? Unfortunately there is not a magic wand that will let you quickly wipe out your debt. But, there are some perfectly legitimate ways for all kinds of people to have their student loan debt …

Some students are looking to save money on their monthly student loan payments. Others are looking to pay off their loans as fast as possible–either just to get out of debt, or to save interest over the long term. These two goals usually run contrary to one another, since lowering your monthly payment will likely …

If you’re a teacher now, then you’re probably right in the midst of experiencing the troubles that many other teachers face–generally low starting salaries despite having a stack of student loans that seems like it could reach to the moon and back. You’ve probably heard rumblings about teachers being eligible for forgiveness of their student …

As a college graduate, one of the least-awesome things you have to deal with is your student loan debt. Throughout school, you probably knew you were racking up some amount of debt, but you may not have been really quite sure how it would add up and what it would mean for you after graduation. …

When you miss a payment, your student loan goes into delinquency. If you don’t make that missed payment within a certain number of days, your student loan will enter a default status. Federal student loans enter default when the payment is 270 days past the due date. Private student loans enter default after 3 missed …

It’s never a good feeling to look at your bank account and know that you don’t have enough to cover your bills. Unfortunately, too many people with student loans find themselves in this position after graduating. When the student loan payments come due, it can be a scary proposition. Some students haven’t been able to …

Are you feeling stressed about your student loan payments? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. Each year, hundreds of thousands of students graduate from college with debt. Some borrowed more than others, but almost all students agree that paying back your student loans can affect everything from buying a new car to buying your first house or even …

Many people with student loan debt hear about the federal government’s income-based repayment program (IBR) for direct loans and think it may be too good to be true. Who wouldn’t want to have their monthly payment capped at a fixed percent of their monthly income? If you’ve just recently graduated and you’re working an entry-level position …

Many students go through similar experiences with their student loans. When you’re in college, it all seems like some sort of distant reality. You know you’re accumulating student loan debt, but you haven’t considered how much you’ll ultimately owe, or what the payments will look like. Understandably so, because school is your main focus. But, …