When did you start hating the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" A woman who at age 8 wanted to become a doctor may find herself about to graduate from high school, wondering where the money will come from to pay for college and medical school. One young woman, determined to avoid student loans, planned carefully for college. She had 4.0+ grade averages throughout high school while working part-time, playing varsity sports, and doing volunteer work. She wrote endless grant applications and essays. She started college with scholarships covering tuition, books, and housing. … [Read more...]
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Taking Small Steps to Get Out of Debt
Image via Wikipedia Student debt is a common expression for a reason. If you’re suffering through student debt, in many cases the best course of action is taking it one small step at a time. Here are some tips that can help you along the way. Identify your biggest sources of debt. However, don’t act too quickly: sometimes your “biggest” source of debt is not the one with the higher amount. Perhaps one student loan has a higher rate than the other. Or worse, yet not uncommon: you have debt on credit cards. Take small steps towards your sources of debt. It is often … [Read more...]
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