Tag Archives: income contingent repayment plan

My Girlfriend is Mentally Ill, Has Student Loans and Owes Bank of America. – Aaron

Aaron “Hello Steve, My girlfriend is a full time student in college. She has maxed out her Bank of America credit card ($6,000) and has about $5,000 in student loans. She has a mental illness and most likely won’t be working for quite some time. She has missed one payment about 4-5 months ago. Her [...]

My Husband is Not Aware of our True Financial Situation. – Nancy

“Dear Steve, I’m unemployed since 9/4/08 and my work is in the IT field. I collect unemployment of about $1,160/mth. My husband is a Maintenance Mechanic and brings in about $27k a year, or $1,600 after taxes and deductions. I used to make upwards around $45k as a programmer before I got sick about 5 [...]

Alex is Buried in Student Loan Payments

“Dear Steve, I have Federal Student loans dating back to ’94/95. My situation was unusual. I first attended MBA school and left after a semester because I also got accepted to Law School at a different university. I went to Law School for a year and a half only to realize it wasn’t what I [...]