Curious about refinancing your student loans? Find the whole process completely overwhelming? I know first hand that it can feel that way. But it is actually really simple and not that big of a deal after all. Refinancing your federal student loans is a strategy that a lot of federal student loan borrowers use to […]
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INCOME SENSITIVE REPAYMENT PLAN
Curious about the Income Sensitive Repayment Plan? Here is everything you need to know. The Income Sensitive Repayment Plan is a 10 year payment plan for low income borrowers who have FFEL Program loans and who want to lower their monthly payment. Under this plan, payments increase or decrease depending on your annual income. Figuring […]
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE EXTENDED REPAYMENT PLAN
Curious if the Extended Repayment Plan is right for you? The Extended Repayment Plan is exactly what it sounds like– a repayment plan that extends the life of your loan in order to help make your monthly student loan payments smaller. Instead of being in debt for 10 years under the standard repayment plan, you […]
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT REPAYE
Figuring out how to navigate your student loan debt is like trying to figure out what to eat for lunch when you’re already hangry. (anger induced by hunger). There are so many different options, that it leaves you (or at least, me) feeling like sticking my head under a rug and sobbing. (I get dramatic […]
HOW TO KNOW IF LAW SCHOOL IS WORTH THE MONEY
Have you been thinking about attending law school, but wondering whether law school is worth the money? Well, then you are leaps and bounds ahead of where I was before I started law school (and my husband started dental school, and we ended up with +$600k of student loan debt!) Yesterday I was perusing the […]
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HOW TO STUDY FOR THE BAR WITH A BABY
Are you a law student? Are you also a new parent? Take a minute and pat yourself on the back for accomplishing two SUPER hard things, especially at the same time. 😉 If you are a law student and you have a new baby, you might be wondering, how on EARTH am I going to […]
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HOW TO STUDY FOR THE BAR ON A BUDGET
Are you a law student, preparing to take the bar? If so, there is a fairly good chance that you are deeply in student loan debt. Did you know that it costs anywhere between $100-$1300 just to register for the bar alone depending on your state? You’ll also likely have to pay for a background check […]
HOW TO DECIDE IF INCOME DRIVEN STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT IS THE BEST PLAN FOR ME?
Is income driven student loan repayment right for me? Is a standard payment plan right for me? What is my best option for paying off student loan debt? These are some of the questions I was stumped by when I graduated from law school. There are SO many options and so many voices saying contradictory […]
HERE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT STUDENT LOANS
Thirteen years ago, times were much more simple. Donald Trump had just landed his first reality tv gig with The Apprentice (his second being his presidential campaign, ’cause did you see the most recent Presidential debate?) America was still united in the aftermath of 9/11. I had just started the eleventh grade. I lived with […]
MARCH DEBT UPDATE
Progress is progress I guess! Kind of. Except that I looked at Danny’s dental school loans and his masters degree loans this week. Its like looking after you squish a bug or blow your nose- you’ve gotta see it but you really really really don’t want to. But you do. But really you don’t. He’s […]