If you can’t make your student loan payments, it can seem like the end of the world, but you have options. Here, we discuss 7 options, including student loan deferment, forbearance, consolidation, refinancing, forgiveness, and more.
The best way to learn something is to listen to people who have already been through it. Today, we hear from Lauren, who talks about the challenges she’s faced juggling multiple jobs and side gigs to pay down her student loans after graduating college.
If you’re in college, then you know you’re always busy: Busy learning, taking exams, and having fun. That doesn’t leave a lot of time for getting your finances under control. Luckily, you can use these amazing modern finance apps to make sure your financial health stays in tip-top shape.
The best way to learn something is to listen to people who have already been through it. Today, we hear from Michelle, who tells us about her struggles finding work and gaining experience after graduating from college.
If you’re a current college student looking for a private student loan, or a college grad looking to refinance existing student loans, Credible can help you find the borrowers with the lowest interest rates. Continue reading to learn how Credible can help you save money, reduce your det, and pay off your student loans.
Most borrowers by now realize that private student loans will typically carry higher interest rates than federal student loans. But have you ever stopped to ask yourself: Why? Here, we explore the factors that make private student loans more expensive than federal student loans.
The Acorns investment app has announced the launch of Acorns Spend, an Acorns-linked debit card designed to make it easier than ever to invest and save. Read on to learn more about how Acorns Spend works, the cost, and the many benefits that card users will have access to once it is fully launched.
Total student loan debt in the US was $1.41 trillion as of March 2018. But how much money is $1.41 trillion, anyway? We wanted to put that number into perspective, so we put together this list of outrageous comparisons that will really help you understand how crazy America’s student debt crisis is becoming.
If you’re a recent college graduate, here are 10 personal finance tips that you need to know if you want to crush life and become financially healthy. From paying off your student loans, to creating an emergency savings fund, to planning for your future, these tips will set you on the path to financial freedom.
Paying off student loans is hard, and most borrowers are only a layoff or financial emergency away from having all of our hard work erased. Here is my story about the crazy lengths I almost went to in order to finally be free of my student loan debt.