College Debt Can Follow You Forever

College debt is something that stays with you long after school is over.  Once upon a time, after graduation a student owed something like $18,000 in college debt.  In today's world, student and parents are upping the ante to $30,000 or more.  This debt must be repaid after the student finishes with school and can really get in the way of saving for other things, like homes.  If a student is forced to repay $30,000
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College Grads: Tips for Paying Back your College Debt

For Boston college graduates and college graduates all over the country, paying back your college debt and student loans can be a heavy burden.  It's not uncommon these days for a student to graduate with nearly $30,000 in college debt, making it even more difficult to pay back. However, here are a few tips to help lighten your load.

How do you Beat College Debt?

College debt is an increasing problem.  More and more college graduates find that their mountain of debt doesn't go away after college, and after graduation, it's time to begin repaying that debt.  There are a number of ways to repay college debt, or even avoid as much debt as possible while you're in college.  College debt can hinder graduates from saving for homes, or even paying their bills on time.  The average level of college
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College Loan Refinancing

If you're looking for a way to reduce the interest rate on your college loans, refinancing them can be the answer.  There are many benefits to refinancing college loans, from locking in lower interest rate to making a single loan payment.  Refinancing college loans is also known as consolidation, and if you have federal college loans, you can do it for free.  College loan refinancing can be done by anyone with college loans, federal or
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College Loan Refinancing – What should you look for?

Christina holds a MSW degree from the Simmons College, Boston. She has recently completed her studies and is frantically searching for a job. Her father works as a cashier with Tesco’s Boston branch whereas her mother is a homemaker. The family was not in a position to finance her education. Hence, Christina was forced to apply for college loans. She is now searching for a job so as to finance the repayment of her college
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Refinancing your student loan? Points you need to consider

Karen is one of the most diligent students on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Boston. She completes her assignments on time and is an active participant in the extra curricular activities organized by the university. However, of late, Karen has been a bit negligent towards her studies. Her professors deciphered that something is bothering Karen. Karen later revealed that she was finding it difficult to manage the repayment of the various student loans
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College Debt- How to go about it?

Rachel Fields is having a tough time. She recently graduated from Simmons College in Boston. Armed with a master’s degree, Rachel started searching for a job. After quite a struggle, she finally got a job in a non-profit organization located in Boston.

Rachel was being paid $ 1,800 per month. Now, though the salary was good, it was not enough to cover the loan payments of $500 as well as the monthly expenditure for food,
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The Top 3 Things to Know About College Debt and Credit Cards

College life in Boston can be rough and expensive.  Not only is the cost of living higher in the big city, Boston is full of things to do in your free time, which also costs money. However, credit card debt has become the new form of college debt, as more and more students depend on their credit cards to make ends meet.  

There are three things that you must know before you go spending on
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What are my options with college financial aid?

Serena is an exceptionally talented pianist. Hence, she decided to enroll herself into The Boston Conservatory of Music. Serena’s parents were concerned that they might not be able to afford the cost of her education. Her mother is a homemaker whereas her father works as a delivery boy with Pizza Hut’s Boston branch and the job was anything but high paying. When Serena shared her predicament with her high school teacher, he advised her to
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What You Need to Obtain College Financial Aid

When it comes to finding college financial aid for college in Boston, you want to be certain that you are prepared and have everything to give yourself the best chance possible for receiving aid.  This means you must have all of the paperwork and forms that are required.

The best college financial aid that you can get is financial aid from the government that you don't have to pay back.  In order to obtain federal college
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