There Are Worse Things In Life Than Student Loan Debt

by William Blake The negative effects of student loan debt on recent college graduates have been well reported on ... people may present opportunities to you, giving advice on how to eliminate all of your debt related ... organizations and speak to one of their debt specialists. They can help you with consolidation loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:47:03

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40 Money Tips for College Students

I remember the first day I set foot at college, it was a mixture of excitement and fear at the prospect of being on my own ... , myself included, this means graduating with some student loan debt (I had and still have over $20k in student loans) but that’s OK. Avoid credit card debt at all costs. Consider this, if you owe [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 11:43:57

What you need to know about repaying your student loans

For those of you whom graduated this past June, the grace period on your student loans is coming to an end ... loan (Perkins or Stafford), you are entitled to a discounted interest rate (usually .25 ... expenses.  Here's a run-down on the options: >> Level Payment Plan: The total amount of your loan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 23:08:33

Student Loan Debt Crushing Graduates

I support higher education, but after seeing a lot of college graduates working at Starbucks, ... s $85-billion student loan market. She borrowed heavily, presuming that all her debt was part ... in photography from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. She also picked up $140,000 in student debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 12:00:18

The Rising Costs of Student Loans

It wasn’t until he graduated college in May 2008 that my friend Ben realized the depth of his student loans: $40, ... too much about the numbers as he signed loan papers at the start of each semester. The debt totals ... at the time. In the past ten years, debt levels for college graduates have more than doubled. In 1993 [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 23:43:36

Higher Ed Roundup: Week of July 14 - July 18

Dept. of Ed Requests Emergency Survey on Credit Transfers Few Colleges Join TEACH program New Repayment Program for Borrowers May Not Help All ... turns in to a loan if students fail to meet their commitment to teach for four years following graduation. The change from grant to loan can occur even while students are teaching if their schools move [more...]

Date: 2008-07-19 00:31:00

Depending on a Student Loan Without Cosigner When Nothing are Possible

Choosing a post-secondary course will provide you with a variety of options. After seeking advice from a guidance counselor before graduation day, there are many modes of financial assistance available for the college bound individual. Student loans no cosigner may be the only reasonable option for you once you have researched about scholarships, grants, work programs and other types of loans. Without a strong credit rating, getting this loan may be difficult. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-18 14:21:50

Stanford Law "Escort" Sentenced To Home Detention

There's a little truth to every cliché - and, it turns out, at least one escort was charging for dates to pay off Stanford Law student loans.   San Jose Mercury News :  A Stanford Law graduate was sentenced Monday on a federal tax conviction related to running a high-priced call girl service, punishment that includes restrictions on her ability to keep advertising as an escort while she's on probation. During a hearing in San Jose federal court, U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:26:00

Important News for College Graduates

Attention recent college graduates: starting July 1st, ... loan consolidation program. All borrowers with non-consolidation federal student loans that were ... percent can save big money by refinancing their debt after July 1st of this year [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 20:30:00

Student Loan Companies Agree to "Code of Conduct"

2008_09_stlean.jpg Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has made misleading practices in the student loan industry one of his major issues (see the AG's info on student lending), and yesterday he announced seven companies will follow a "code of conduct for their marketing". Campus Door, EduGap, GMAC Bank, Graduate Loan Associates, Nelnet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 14:00:11

The Daily Poverty Post.

You are looking at Bossy when she graduated from college, which was approximately eighteen years after she began ... from her husband yesterday saying, “Oops, I forgot about your student loan!” Of course you don’t remember, because Bossy never told you! And guess how much Bossy still owes on her student loan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 13:56:44

Annoying Article for 6-Figure Jobs

Man, sometimes I just don’t get what passes for a good online article. Yahoo’s HotJobs site has an article about hot jobs that pay 6-figures ... . So factor in your student loans for a graduate degree if you pursue this path. BTW, I’m not sure [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 19:06:33

Goal # 1 Complete

I love setting easy goals. I can already scratch No. 1 off of my 2009 Financial Goals list – Pay off my student loan. I set my budget several months ahead, so January’s budget was devoted to paying off this debt. On Friday I scheduled one final payment for the balance of the loan, almost 10 years after I graduated [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 15:55:00

How about Going to Graduate School Overseas?

Frankly, I believe U.S. is the best place for education, ... vagabonding, is worth the $10,000 of student loans I am evading by living in Oaxaca, Mexico ... , new language, oaxaca mexico, pore, solid foundation, student loans, Travel Info, undergraduate degree [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:19:43

The Value Of Experience

The Value Of Experience Posted by Jay Tea Published: October 16, 2008 - 11:00 AM As I poked around the blogosphere this morning, ... accused of violating ethical rules while helping out savings and loan scumbag Charles Keating ... to be at best an indifferent student. He graduated near [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 15:55:34

11 Tips for Choosing Great Second-Hand Clothes (pfblogs.org)

It all started after my mother graduated from college in 1979. With a teaching degree in hand, a student loan to pay off, and a family to support, she began shopping at thrift stores. We had fun those Saturday mornings, going through our community’s small [more...]

Date: 2008-09-14 08:58:49

The banks change their tune on mortgage cramdowns. It's about time

In what strikes me as a pretty major change of heart, ... of the loan, or any combination of the three. "Cramdown" refers to the ability of judges to lower ... and Columbia economics graduate student Joshua Goodman gathered this evidence recently by taking advantage [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 21:19:08

Green College Spotlight: Harvard University

This Ivy League college is known for being a leader in many arenas, ... Program, Graduate Green Living Program, FAS – Resource Efficiency Program, Green Campus Loan Fund ... like the library, dining hall and grad student housing [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 11:00:38

7 Don’ts for Fiscal Freshmen

( This is a guest article by Jack Busch* ) As a student, your financial picture is a bit unique. You have few assets and few hours to devote to a job, thus little income. You have little credit history (good or bad) but some limited access to revolving credit and other loans. Because of this, the years between matriculation and graduation are somewhat of a testing ground for your creditworthiness. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-23 08:59:15

Repaying Your Student Loans

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series Student LoansStrategies For Paying Back Student Loans “60 percent of 2007 college graduates had student debt, each taking on an average of $22,700 in loans.” —College Board Report “Default rates ... who leave college with a lot of debt.” — EducationSector Student loans are often easy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 17:43:48

Five Things That a Generation X Financial Planner Did, That You Can Too

This is a guest post from Jeff Rose, an Illinois Certified Financial Planner(TM) and co-founder of Alliance Investment Planning Group ... student loan and credit card debt at ease.  Luckily, I stumbled into a career as a financial ... students graduate with a combination of student loan and credit card debt. Most of us are just kind [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:45:19

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