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Celebrating Student Loan Victories

Rewarding yourself for student loan success may seem silly, but it can help you eliminate debt in a very real way.

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The Sherpa Plan for Easing into Aggressive Repayment

Learn how paying a few extra bucks each month towards your student loan can pay it off in about half the time. It isn’t a trick – it’s math.

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Pay Your Student Loans Like an Ivy Leaguer

Ivy Leaguers are paying off student loans faster than the rest of us. Is it because they make more money or are they just being smarter?

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Is it a good idea to pay off student loans with a HELOC?

Using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) to pay off student loans has a couple big advantages, but it comes with major risks.

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Help! I owe 500k in student loans (that’s half a million!!)

Repaying $500,000 in student loans is an epic challenge, but even on a salary of $72,000 per year, it can be done.

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Student Loans and Bankruptcy: A Quick Introduction

Discharging student debt in a bankruptcy isn’t impossible. However, it is really hard. The rules for student loans are different from most other forms of debt.

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    • Debt Elimination
    • Parent PLUS Loans
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    • Refinance Reviews
    • Best Interest Rates
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