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Finding a way to pay off $40,000 in student loans presents some unique challenges. For starters, it is a lot of money. However, what makes this amount unique, is that it falls on the border for many different repayment strategies. For example, with less debt, chasing student loan forgiveness usually …
Getting the full value of federal student loan forgiveness programs takes a bit of planning. Because there is no limit to the amount that can be forgiven on federal programs like PSLF, many borrowers realize that paying as little as possible each month is ideal. However, maximizing forgiveness is about …
At first glance, the decision is easy: student loan forgiveness on an IDR plan is obviously better than repaying the debt in full, even if forgiveness takes 20 years. Upon closer reflection, things are not so obvious. Twenty years of living with debt is a long time. Between taxes and …
