In March 2020, the Department of Education suspended required payments on federal student loans due to the COVID crisis. Unfortunately, the feds extended the pause six times, meaning that most borrowers have not made student-loan payments for more than two years. Nearly four out of five borrowers benefited from the pause on their student-loan obligations …
“Dear Steve, Basically ever since i graduated i was never able to find a job with my degree because either my experience wasn’t enough, or because the school wasn’t even known! I graduated in 2008 and about a few months ago we found out that my school was on academic probation the whole time and …
Congratulations! You’ve made it through the starving student years and now you’re ready to start a job and earn some real money. You’re probably thinking about all the things you’ll be able to buy, places you’ll go and things you’ll be able to do when those paychecks start rolling in. Not so fast. If you’re …
Theresa “Dear Steve, I have $75,000 in school loans and I have one job bringing in $360 per week after taxes and another job where I make $150 per week after taxes. My car payment is $251, rent is $600, utilities are $130, Food is $80, and water is $45. I have a 401(k) with …
“Dear Steve, I am no longer making ends meet. I have my daughters Sallie Mae $20,000 loan payments starting in one month, I can only afford to put little bits of gas in my car at a time, I have a $5,000 car loan and about $12,000 in credit cards. I have not bought anything …
