Save Money Today on Your Student Loans
Dying for student loan debt relief? Sure, you can put those loans in deferment or forbearance, but both of those options have major drawbacks.
It’s way better just to get your loan forgiven or have someone else pay it off for you. And if you're interested in that (because who isn't?), you've come to the right place. Get ready—this is the largest guide to student loan debt relief we've ever assembled.
Between the letters, phone calls, and emails borrowers get from companies claiming to want to help with student loan debt, it can be confusing to figure out which companies and claims are legitimate.
MOHELA is a real service loan provider, and, if you've heard of them, they may be responsible for your federal loans. Here's how to find out whether they're your provider and how to contact them if you need help managing your payments.
If you’re in medical school, chances are you’ll accumulate six figures in student debt before you earn a dime in your new career.
And for several years after school, you’ll be working a medical residency that pays far less than you’ll earn as a full physician—the average is around $51,000-$60,000 per year. Meanwhile, your student loan debt is hanging above your head.
Graduating from medical school is an incredible achievement. Right around now, if you’ve just graduated, you should be celebrating.
But if you find yourself worrying instead—specifically about your student loan payments and how you’re going to deal with them on a resident’s salary—that’s totally understandable.
If you just graduated medical school and are already stressing out over your loans, you’re not alone. Approximately 83% of newly-minted doctors graduate with more than $100,000 in debt. A lot more. The average graduate carries about $192,000 in student loans.
If you’re carrying that level of debt, you might assume you’ll be paying it off well into retirement. But, believe it or not, it doesn't have to be that way. Here are a few ways doctors get rid of their student loans fast—sometimes in as little as a few years.
On a Sunday afternoon several years ago, my wife and I sat at our kitchen table, staring glumly at a budget I'd worked up for us.
Even though we were both attorneys at the time, the numbers were ... less than great. My wife worked at a small law firm, and I worked as a government attorney—good jobs by most standards. But I carried a hefty debt load from law school, and those monthly payments took a serious chunk out of our budget.
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