For some reason I was looking forward to making progress on my student loans this month, instead of just hiding from them. I couldn’t wait to throw a huge amount of money at it, and show you and myself that progress can be made and that progress can hopefully be
Continue readingWeekly Spending – 5/12/13 – 5/18/13
It’s that time of the week once again…let’s see how I did! My weekly spending for this week consists of the following: Sunday 5/12:Mother’s Day Dinner – $15 Monday 5/13:None Tuesday 5/14:None Wednesday 5/15:None Thursday 5/16:Gas – $17 Friday 5/17:Train Tickets – $30 Saturday 5/18:Parking – $10 Total Week Spending:
Continue readingRecent Student Loan Developments in the News
Recently there have been some developments regarding student loans in the news dealing with both the current and future interest rates. The current rates for subsidized student loans are 3.4% and unsubsidized loans are locked in at 6.8%, with many private loans coming in at rates even higher than this.
Continue readingWeekly Spending – 5/05/13 – 5/11/13
It’s that time of the week once again…let’s see how I did! My weekly spending for this week consists of the following: Sunday 5/05:Mother’s Day Gift – $12Oil – $6 Monday 5/06:Gas – $20 Tuesday 5/07:None Wednesday 5/08:None Thursday 5/09:Haircut – $20Fundraiser – $10 Friday 5/10:Gas – $20 Saturday 5/11:None
Continue readingStudent Loan Education
I personally believe the biggest thing that needs to be done about student loans is education about what exact these student loans mean for your life after college. I personally had no idea the extent the amount of debt I was piling up while at school or how exactly it
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