Your financial aid eligibility is determined by a complex formula that factors in your enrollment status, your school’s cost of attendance and your expected family contribution (EFC). Note: The EFC …
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Can You Use Student Loans For a Car Purchase?
One thing I’ve learned after making student loan plans for over 5,000 people is that cars are one of the primary culprits of financial insecurity in America. According to Kelley Blue Book (KBB) the …
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Parent PLUS Double Consolidation Loophole: Pay 10-15% of Your Income Instead of 20%
Borrowers who have Parent PLUS Loans deal with somewhat of a different beast than when a student borrows federal student loans. Parent PLUS Loans stay in the name of the parent who pulled them out, if …
Parent PLUS Student Loans During Divorce — What You Should Know
Sometimes happily ever after… isn’t so happy. Things get ugly, grow stale or just change — and there are divergent paths that ultimately lead to divorce. If you took out a Parent PLUS Loan for your …
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Is Dental School Worth it? Dentistry is the Number 1 Job in America for Debt, Despite the High Average Dentist Salary
A 2021 U.S. News ranking of the 100 best jobs of 2021 places dentistry among the top 10 jobs in America. The report ranks occupations on a list of seven different factors, including the average …
How to Pay Student Loans in Prison
If you've had arrests on your record, the last thing you’re thinking about is what happens to your loans if you go to jail. That said, you could cause lasting financial harm by not thinking about how …