Designed for the 44M Americans with student loans, this presentation provides a comprehensive overview of student loan repayment options from pausing payments to income-driven repayment plans and refinancing. It also demonstrates how to objectively evaluate different repayment options and gives tips on how to think about repayment in the context of other financial objectives and decisions.

About $300B of outstanding student loans (or roughly 25% of all outstanding student loans in repayment) are estimated to qualify for refinancing at lower interest rates. Yet, only 2-3% of that balance was actually refinanced last year. Given that refinancing is the only way to reduce interest rates, why is it that so few people actually […]

This is part of our new series Dealing with Debt, where we present interviews with a diverse set of personal finance bloggers who are tackling student loan debt. Today, we’re featuring our interview with Krystel from All She Saves. She graduated with over $77K in student loans, but about a year and a half ago, […]

If you don’t know by now, the student debt crisis is indeed real. More than 44 million Americans hold student loan debt, with over 71% of the most recent graduating class having an average educational debt of $39K. Over 63% of millennials with at least a 4-year degree have student loan debt of $10K or […]

If you’re like most people, you have more ideas about what to do with your money than the amount of money, itself. So, you have to prioritize. Should you save, pay down debt, or invest? Here’s what we suggest for most people. Priority 1: Pay the minimum on all your bills and debts Pay the […]

In this article we review the various forgiveness after income-driven repayment plans that are available.

In this article we discuss forgiveness under the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program.

In this article we review cancellation and discharge for Federal Perkins Loans.

In this article we discuss the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

In this article we discuss the two options available for getting out of default; loan rehabilitation and loan consolidation.

In this article we take a look at the four principle non-income driven repayment plans for federal student loans. We examine each plan in turn and weigh up their pros and cons.