Skip to content
The Student Loan Sherpa
  • Tools
    • Old Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Calculator
    • New Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Calculator
    • Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Calculator
  • RepaymentPLANS & FORGIVENESS
    • Lower Payments
    • Student Loan Forgiveness
    • Cosigner Issues
    • Repayment Plans
    • Loan Servicers
    • Consolidation
    • Debt Elimination
    • Parent PLUS Loans
  • RefinanceRATES, TIPS & REVIEWS
    • Refinance Reviews
    • Best Interest Rates
    • Lender Comparisons
    • Refinance Strategy
  • Life with LoansMARRIAGE, TAXES & MORE
    • Retirement
    • Home Ownership
    • Marriage
    • Taxes
    • Scam Alerts
  • PlanningSTUDENTS & PARENTS
    • Paying for School
    • Student Loan Reviews
    • Income Share Agreements
math strategy numbers

This Student Loan “Hack” is a Terrible Way to Improve Your Credit Score

Delaying student loan repayment in order to build up your credit score is really expensive and not very helpful.

Read more

Man studies options

Biden Student Loan Plan Offers More Hope for Borrowers

Biden isn’t calling for student loan forgiveness for all, but he does want to make some major changes to life with student loan in the United States.

Read more

dad money

Do Parents Have a Responsibility to Help Their Child Pay for College?

Parents don’t have a legal responsibility to pay for college, but there are financial and non-financial ways in which they should help their children.

Read more

Referee dealing with complaints

Resolving Complaints with Navient or Sallie Mae

If you have a complaint with Sallie Mae or Navient, the key to a positive outcome is to contact the right customer advocate.

Read more

shelter breakdown

Sheltering Income for lower Student Loan Payments

It is possible for student loan borrowers to have income excluded from their income-driven repayment plan calculations.

Read more

denied cosigner release x mark

Denied a cosigner release? Here are your options…

Having your cosigner release application rejected is frustrating but predicable. Other options to remove a cosigner are usually more effective.

Read more

condo for sale

Should I sell my Condo to pay off my student loans?

Selling a condo to pay off student loans is a desperate move and better options are normally available.

Read more

doing the math on partial student loan payments

Do Partial Student Loan Payments Help?

Unless you get creative, the value of making a partial payment on a student loan is minimal.

Read more

a look at a house and a dream

How Student Loans are Dragging Down the Housing Market and Hurting Everyone

When student loan borrowers can’t participate in the housing market, it hurts all homeowners.

Read more

Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page53 Page54 Page55 … Page73 Next →
More Articles

Have a Question?

I love getting reader emails!

Answering questions helps me identify the issues borrowers face and makes this site a better resource.

Ask The Sherpa

Site Navigation

Repayment
Refinance
Life with Loans
Planning for School

Follow the Sherpa

© 2013 - 2026 The Student Loan Sherpa

Privacy Policy Terms of Service

Next Page »
  • Tools
    • Old Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Calculator
    • New Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Calculator
    • Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) Calculator
  • RepaymentPLANS & FORGIVENESS
    • Lower Payments
    • Student Loan Forgiveness
    • Cosigner Issues
    • Repayment Plans
    • Loan Servicers
    • Consolidation
    • Debt Elimination
    • Parent PLUS Loans
  • RefinanceRATES, TIPS & REVIEWS
    • Refinance Reviews
    • Best Interest Rates
    • Lender Comparisons
    • Refinance Strategy
  • Life with LoansMARRIAGE, TAXES & MORE
    • Retirement
    • Home Ownership
    • Marriage
    • Taxes
    • Scam Alerts
  • PlanningSTUDENTS & PARENTS
    • Paying for School
    • Student Loan Reviews
    • Income Share Agreements
The Student Loan Sherpa Logo

Stay Ahead of Your Student Loans

Sign up for monthly updates with actionable tips, policy changes, and strategies to help you pay off your loans faster.

Popup – Newsletter Subscription
Name *
Name
First Name
Last Name