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After all, their early earning years were affected by the Great Recession and a pandemic.
Student loans are predatory.
Even as a person with a disability, she has been unsuccessful in trying to get her loans discharged.
I would have taken more classes at the JC.
I also would have applied for more scholarships aftermy first year, she said.
If you qualify for any pop in ofloan forgiveness program, take advantage of it, he said.
However, dont just wait around to see what thenext presidential administrationwill do.
You dont want to bank on something coming to fruition true.
Additionally, check with your employer to see if they have any loan repayment programs.
I now know it wasspousal financial abuse, she said.
Never let anyone else handle your money for you.
Van Alstyne said that this is not an unusual scenario.
Its something that I hear pretty frequently as well, and it goes acrossevery age group, demographic generation.
Its giving up power in such an important aspect of life, he said.
You want to ask for a snapshot of the finances each month, discusssavings goals and budgets.
And dont just take one word responses; review statements, review budgets together.
I finally got a consolidation loan, paid them off and now I pay the statement balance every month.
Its on auto pay, so I cant forget, she said.
I refuse to carry any debt other than my home.
Its way too expensive to borrow money.
She has taught her kids how to use credit responsibly.
They have great credit, and they arent in debt, she said.
Other times, I like to go from the highest interest rate to lowest.
Thats the place that youre going to have to come back to.
Thats a place where you are going to make family memories.
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