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Recently, I have been hearing lots of talk about student loans in politics. I have just got out from under my student loans, and I don't believe that anyone should ever default on their student loans. I used teacher loan forgiveness to help me pay off my student debt, but was all of this really necessary? Are student loans the only way to get through college?
This is my 20th post on Summit of Coin. I can’t believe that there has already been 20 posts in two months. Therefore, I decided to write an article celebrating 20 posts, by discussing 20 smart money decisions that we can all make. Some of these I may have mentioned in earlier articles, but not all. For people struggling with money, this affects you daily, because you are wondering if you will be able to pay all of the bills. Stop worrying and start changing your life. Use these 20 strategies to start.
Monday, August 24, 2015 is being called another "Black Monday." The stock market dropped and I heard lot's of people worried about the drop. This drop has happened before and the stock market has always recovered. I felt like I should type an article of advice to help anyone worried about the dip in the stock market.
Teacher loan forgiveness is a program that has been implemented by the Federal Government that forgives either $5,000 or $17,500, depending on the subject that you teach. Since I taught math, my forgiveness was $17,500. This is only one of the requirements of this program and I will detail how you can utilize this program as a way to get some of your student loans forgiven.
Personally, I don’t like being in debt and I personally don’t like paying interest charges. A house is a big ticket item that my wife and I will purchase using a mortgage, but we will only take out a 15-year mortgage, because the math is just so obvious about how much you save when compared to a 30-year mortgage. There are two reasons why I prefer a 15-year mortgage.
