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078 | Travis Hornsby, founder of StudentLoanPlanner.com, talks early retirement, traveling Europe, and developing a passion for helping people crawl out of student loan debt.

What you\'ll hear on today\'s show:

• Why did Travis attempt retirement at 25?
• If you\\u2019re unhappy before reaching FI, will you be happy afterward?
• Where did Travis\\u2019 frugal tendencies come from?
• How did Travis get paid to go to college?
• Do many universities offer full scholarships, and where should students find that information?
• Does attending an Ivy League university make a difference?
• Travis retired with $230,000 saved, with a plan to spend just 20k a year.
• Did Travis have a long-term plan for his retirement?
• Living expenses in the United States are high relative to many other places in the world if you\\u2019re an adventurous person.
• Why did Travis\\u2019 job performance improve after he decided to quit his job?
• If you\\u2019re on the path to FI but haven\\u2019t made it yet: develop a product or service that you\\u2019re passionate about and give yourself a year or two of buffer during which you don\\u2019t depend on income from your venture.
• How did Travis commit himself to helping people with student loan debt, having never been in debt himself?
• How much research did Travis have to do in order to ensure his student loan spreadsheets were accurate?
• Why didn\\u2019t Travis\\u2019 father-in-law give his initial blessing to Travis marrying his daughter?
• How did the Student Loan business grow?
• If you have less than 100k of student debt, your best option is likely to refinance for the lowest possible interest rate and pay it back as quickly as possible?
• If you owe less than double your salary and you\\u2019re not working at a not-for-profit or for the government, you should probably refinance.
• If owe more than twice your income with federal loans, there are loan forgiveness options, depending on your type of work.
• Is loan forgiveness guaranteed, and who can qualify?
• Adjustment to loan forgiveness policies will impact students taking loans beginning in July 2019.
• How do Travis\\u2019 suggestions change if someone has private loans?
• Federal loans provide the most flexibility for repayment or forgiveness.
• Two recommended choices:
• • Pay back loans as aggressively as possible
  • Pay minimums, maximize forgiveness

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Resources mentioned:

Student Loan Planner

Travis@studentloanplanner.com

Physician on Fire

Mr. Money Mustache: From Zero to Hero

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For more information, visit the show notes at http://ChooseFI.com/078