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If a genie showed up on your doorstep and promised to grant you three wishes, it’s a pretty good bet that one of those wishes would be to make all of your student loans magically disappear.

Unfortunately, we can’t clear your balances with the snap of our fingers. (We would if we could. We promise.) But we can tell you about all the options you have to get those loans forgiven.

If you’re working as a teacher, you know the power that comes from making a difference in kids’ lives. But you might also know the anxiety that accompanies high student loan bills on a teacher’s salary.

Even though teacher salaries aren’t on par with other professional fields in the United States, education degrees can be pricey.

Maybe not everyone is cut out for a salaried office job. Maybe your dreams involve traveling and working abroad, launching your own start-up, or being self-employed. If you have student loan debt, you might think those dreams are impossible.

But your student loans shouldn’t doom you to a lifetime chained to a job you dislike. Here’s a look at the steps you can take to make your independent life goals achievable.  

Are you thinking about getting engaged? Have you had the talk yet? 

You know … the money talk. It’s awkward, right? But let me tell why you should do it anyway ... because it's a conversation I wish I hadn't avoided.

Although you may not know it, you probably make calculations about your discretionary income every day. From weighing the necessity of our next Amazon Prime purchase to considering the expense of eating out, most of us are conscious of how we spend the money that’s left over once we’ve got our bills covered.

If you’re looking for ways to make your student loan payment each month, the last thing you want to hassle with is the complicated terminology that comes with all of the choices, right?

Let’s take forbearance, for example. This option allows you to temporarily put your federal student loan payments on pause. But, that’s not the only thing you need to know.