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How to Pay Off Student Loans Without Alienating Friends

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Friends

This website has already discussed how paying off student loans can strain personal relationships. And it is true that student loans can limit the amount of resources one has to socialize with friends. In addition, even talking about student loans with friends and acquaintances can alienate people, since student debt is one of those sensitive topics that can create tension. As I previously mentioned, during my student debt repayment saga, I was absolutely obsessed with… Continue Reading How to Pay Off Student Loans Without Alienating Friends

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Choosing the Right College: From Financial Aid to Future Job Prospects

Adam RothmanChoosing Schools, Guest Articles
Financial Aid

In my introductory article, I provided a quick synopsis of my student debt story. In my next few articles, I will delve deeper into the topics mentioned in my first post. This article discusses the decisions I made when choosing where to attend college. I am by no means an expert on financial aid, and so to supplement my story, I suggest that you use a little thing called Google. The point is, choosing an… Continue Reading Choosing the Right College: From Financial Aid to Future Job Prospects

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How to Decide If You Should Invest Available Money or Pay Off Student Loans Early

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Invest Free Money or Pay Off Student Loans

This website has already discussed certain situations in which it does not make sense to pay off student loans early. In addition, the website has also explained how sometimes it is not wise to pay off student loans even though you may have money available to devote to student debt. Of course, if you can make more money investing cash than the interest that would be offset from paying off student loans early, it is… Continue Reading How to Decide If You Should Invest Available Money or Pay Off Student Loans Early

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How to Maximize the Tax Benefits of Paying Off Student Loans

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Tax Benefits

This website has already discussed some of the tax implications of working side-hustles to pay off student loans. Of course, it is inevitable that the “tax man” will take much of the cash you make from part-time gigs, even though you devote this money to student debt. However, there are a few tax benefits to paying off student loans. It is important to keep these tax considerations in mind while paying off student debt, since… Continue Reading How to Maximize the Tax Benefits of Paying Off Student Loans

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How to Decide If Income-Driven Repayment Plans Are Right for You

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Income-Driven Repayment Plans

This website has already discussed ways that individuals can pay off their student loans early by earning extra money and cutting expenses to save additional cash. However, for many student debt borrowers, it might not make sense to pay off student loans early. Indeed, the availability of income-driven repayment plans means that individuals can eventually have their student debt forgiven after a period of timely payments. I never seriously considered income-driven repayment plans during my… Continue Reading How to Decide If Income-Driven Repayment Plans Are Right for You

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An Introduction to Adam’s Student Debt Story

Adam RothmanGuest Articles, Introductory Articles
Student Debt

For those of you who do not know me, my name is Adam, and I am one of Jordan’s brothers. Like Jordan, I borrowed student loans to earn my undergraduate and graduate degrees. After eight years of college and medical school, I definitely accumulated my fair share of student debt. While my brother Jordan was able to eliminate all of his student debt in a few short years through strategies discussed on this website (yay… Continue Reading An Introduction to Adam’s Student Debt Story

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How to Decide Which Debts to Pay Off Before Student Loans

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Debt

For many people, student loans are just one type of debt that a person has. Indeed, numerous individuals have credit card debt, car loans, mortgages, and other types of debt that need to be handled in addition to student loans. It is oftentimes difficult to determine how best to pay off student loans while also dealing with these other types of debt. Of course, the best strategy is to minimize any debt you have in… Continue Reading How to Decide Which Debts to Pay Off Before Student Loans

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How to Decide Which Student Loans to Pay Off First

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Student Loans First

This website has already discussed methods that can be used to minimize expenses and save extra money. This website has also included strategies that anyone can use in order to make additional cash through side-hustles. If you follow this advice, hopefully you will be able to pay more than the minimum amounts due on your student debt, and you will then have to decide which student loans to pay off first. Before paying off certain… Continue Reading How to Decide Which Student Loans to Pay Off First

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How to Pay Off Student Loans Without Hurting Your Credit Score

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Credit Score

Many people believe that paying off student loans is good for one’s credit score. Of course, paying down debt demonstrates great financial responsibility and shows that you can be trusted to borrow more money in the future. In addition, being free from student loans means that you do not have outstanding financial obligations that could limit you from paying off other loans. However, the geniuses at the credit bureaus have strange rubrics for assessing one’s… Continue Reading How to Pay Off Student Loans Without Hurting Your Credit Score

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How to Buy a Home While Paying Off Student Loans

Jordan RothmanRepayment Strategies, Student Loan Repayment Guide
Buying a Home Stack of Money

As has been previously discussed on this website, it can be extremely difficult to work toward a variety of financial goals while paying off student loans. Indeed, student debt limits the amount of resources borrowers can devote to certain financial objectives, since student debt consumes cash that might be dedicated to other goals. Even though it might be advantageous to make certain financial decisions, like buying a home, it can be difficult to save extra… Continue Reading How to Buy a Home While Paying Off Student Loans

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