Student Loan Success (and carnage) Stories

Published: June 18, 2019, 6 a.m.

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The Student Loan Planner consultants \\u2014 Travis Hornsby, Justin Harvey, Rob Bertman and Lauryn Williams \\u2014 discuss cases they\\u2019ve had, with amazing success stories as well as financial catastrophes.

In today\\u2019s episode, you\'ll find out:

\\u25aa Fun background stories from each of the Student Loan Planner consultants
\\u25aa Cases from each of the consultants \\u2014 success stories and ones where they were too late to stop someone from making a huge financial mistake
\\u25aa Why banking on Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) isn\\u2019t risky for current borrowers
\\u25aa How student loan forgiveness instead of refinancing, depending on the situation, might save someone money
\\u25aa How, even on the verge of default, taking the steps to address your student loan situation can turn everything around
\\u25aa Why Parent PLUS Loans can lead to financial disaster \\u2014 and strained relationships
\\u25aa How parents end up in PLUS Loan situations while trying to provide for their children
\\u25aa Another PLUS Loan situation \\u2014 and why pursuing grants and scholarships is better
\\u25aa Why having tough conversations about student loan debt and budgeting is important
\\u25aa How extensive budgeting allowed a parent to stay home with her child
\\u25aa Why it\\u2019s imperative to make sure you\\u2019re on track for PSLF
\\u25aa Travis\\u2019 thoughts on reaching out for student loan help as soon as possible
\\u25aa How income-driven repayment could save end up saving someone money versus staying on the Standard Repayment Plan
\\u25aa More interesting background stories from the consultants\\u2028

Full show notes at: http://studentloanplanner.com/29\\xa0

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