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Most conversations about student debt start with the person holding the diploma. But in millions of American households, there’s a second borrower —...

The fastest way to waste your time is to enter every $10,000 national scholarship you see on social media. Thousands of students apply, the odds are...

The student debt crisis is not just a number. It is a broken repayment system that punishes people for trying to do the right thing. Politicians love...

The thirty percent rule has been repeated so often it sounds like law. Keep your rent under thirty percent of your gross income and you are...

Going to graduate school when you already have student debt is not automatically a bad idea. It can be the smartest move you make, or a six-figure...

Getting a student loan is not like signing up for a streaming service. It is a legal agreement that follows you for years, affects your rent, your...

Capitalized interest is the student loan term that quietly costs you the most money. It sounds like accounting jargon, but the idea is simple...

Just because you don’t have to pay while you’re in school doesn’t mean interest takes a nap. On unsubsidized federal loans and most private loans...

Your loan servicer probably put you on a plan automatically when you graduated or dropped below half-time enrollment. That plan keeps you out of...

Your student loan repayment plan is not paperwork you fill out once and forget. It decides your monthly payment, how much interest you pay, how long...

You did everything right, or at least you did everything you were told to do. You went to class, you walked across that stage, you grabbed the...

Your student loan bill is not a moral judgment. It’s a number. And numbers can be negotiated. The problem is most people treat their servicer like a...