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When to Consider a Personal Loan to Pay Off Your Credit Card Debt

Millions of Americans are drowning in red ink. Is the answer to their troubles a willingness to take on new...

Department of Education pauses collection efforts against student-loan debtors: Guaranty agencies garnish wages anyway

In response to the COVID pandemic, the Department of Education allowed student-loan debtors to skip their monthly loan payments without...

"If I knew then what I know now, I probably would have skipped college": Freshman enrollment is down 13 percent at 4-year schools

Freshman enrollment dropped an astonishing 13 percent last year, and overall college enrollment sank 4 percent. What accounts for this...

Do you want to attend a university that has a "Boil Water Advisory" link on its website?

Hurricane Ida slammed into New Orleans on August 30th--the sixteenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Most of the city is without...

How Does Debt Settlement Affect Your Credit Score?

Debt Settlement Affect On Credit Score Debt settlement offers a way to pay off debts for less than the amount...

Never co-sign a student loan. I repeat: Never co-sign a student loan.

Joss recently wrote Stever Rhode (the Get Out of Debt Guy) and asked for advice about a student loan her...

International Student Financial Aid Guide

International student financial aid is a necessity for almost all international students wishing to study abroad and often times it...

LSU joins other universities that are using COVID money to clear student debt: "What a good boy am I!"

Louisiana State University announced this week that it will use $7 million in COVID relief money to clear debts that...

Can You Get Sued For Credit Card Debt?

Sued for credit card debt | National Debt Relief Despite the best intentions, it can be easy to fall deeply...

Online teaching sucks: Don't pay $50,000 a year to take classes in your pajamas

American universities are in a tight spot. When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, almost all of them closed...

How does studying abroad work?

Studying abroad is a great way to broaden your world view, build on your education and learn about different cultures....

Insanity 101: Medical Doctor with $650,000 in Student Debt Will Pay $80 a Month Under Income-Based Repayment Plan

Tamara Parvizi, age 51, sought to discharge $653,743 in student-loan debt in a Massachusetts bankruptcy court. That's a lot of...