repayment

New Income Based Federal Student Loans Repayment Plan - Can You Benefit?

Posted July 6, 2009 - 14:01 by Xin Lu

Career and Income, Consumer Affairs

Graduate Savings

This month a new repayment plan for federal student loans is going into effect that allows borrowers to base their monthly payments on their income after graduation. Here are some details on how the new Income Based Repayment Plan (IBR) affects loan payments for graduates, and some pros and cons of participating in the plan.

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What's the Best Way to Get out of Debt?

Posted March 23, 2008 - 19:30 by Linsey Knerl

Personal Finance, Credit Cards

Debt is the hottest topic on personal finance blogs around the world. Why? I would venture to guess it is because so many people are drowning in it. The unfortunate truth is that few people care to read about debt until it has already had a negative affect on their financial situation. This can make the final solution to their debt problems even more difficult to hear about.

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