Can You Take Out More Student Loan Debt Than You Need?
Should you ever take out more student loan debt than you need? Can you actually do it? Here’s what you need to know about how much student loans you can borrow.
Allison is a policy- and budget-analyst turned personal finance writer with a strong interdisciplinary background in science, government policy and quantitative research.
Based in the Pacific Northwest (by way of being a self-acknowledged transplant), she writes about finance, education, student debt and public policy issues. She uses her analytical foundation to ask the big questions behind personal finance trends, tax rules and student aid policy — and brings actionable insights to readers.
Outside her policy and finance work, Allison also writes about fitness, wellness and curiosity-driven topics that spark discussion.

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