Paying off debt can feel overwhelming if you don’t where to start. Here’s how to pay off $10,000 of debt in one year – step by step.

Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps can help you pay off your student loan debt. Here’s his approach to building wealth as well as some thoughts regarding paying off student loans.

Do you ever look at your mounting debt, and simply not know where to start? Are you waiting for some kind of epiphany or kick in the butt to get started? Do you simply feel paralyzed in even taking the first step because you feel like you’ve made too many mistakes already getting to this […]

Do you have student loan debt that is so enormous that your salary won’t ever allow you to pay it off in this lifetime? Do you have more student loan debt than you make? If so, take a deep breath, and keep reading. You went to school with aspirations for a better future, and you […]

This blog post is part of the Pay Down My Debt (PDMD) blog tour, sponsored by US Equity Advantage. PDMD is a solution that accelerates debt payoff and helps consumers monitor their credit and make smarter purchasing decisions. If you’re looking to pay off debt find out how they can help. It’s pretty safe to […]

Student loans are an investment in your future.  When you agree to receive a student loan you are making an “investment” in your future self by trading the student loan money for an education and the hope of increased future earning potential. However, as we all know, this perfect scenario does not always play out […]

Most people see debt as an irredeemable drain on your finances. If you search “debt” on the internet, you’ll be bombarded with articles about how to eliminate it, how damaging it is to hold onto and how much of an epidemic it’s become in the United States. Debt is completely evil, right? Not necessarily. Having […]

Success stories are amazing. It’s inspiring to hear how others have been there and done that. When it comes to paying off student loans, it’s nice to know that someone else has been there and actually paid them off.  We all know that student loans can cripple your life. If you don’t take action on them, […]

Before I took action and started paying down my debt, I spent a lot of time thinking about how I was going to get out of debt. I looked at my meager income (at the time) and saw a wide gap between what I earned and what it would take to pay off the loans. […]

Want to rid yourself of debt? You need to stop thinking good debt vs. bad debt. Here’s why this one thing can have an enormous impact on your debt paying motivation.

Wanna know the secrets to quickly paying off student loans? In this post four college graduates share exactly what steps they took to do it!

When you first start paying off debt, the most important thing is to have a plan. Without a plan, paying off debt can seem like a daunting task, which will quickly deflate any motivation you have to, you know, actually pay off debt. Having a plan can help you realize that debt is not forever, […]

When it comes to debt, you always have two options: pay now or pay later. Here’s why you should always choose pay now.

Many college students tend to live a frugal life, but there are other ways to keep from having to take out more student loans than you need.

College is supposed to be the time of your life. However, there are things I would do differently now. Here are the mistakes I made.

When you know it will take several years to get out of debt, it’s easy to lose momentum. Here are tips that can help jumpstart your payments.

Student loan debt is a real problem in the United States — reaching a balance of $1 trillion. Plenty of young people graduate from school with thousands and thousands of dollars in unpaid student loans. While the interest rates are low, people still struggle to make the minimum payments. While this is a real problem, […]

Attending school today is very expensive. Paying tuition requires loans. Some students also take out loans for housing or use credit cards to pay for expenses like books. This can leave a person with massive bills that are largely due just after graduation. Ignoring debt from school can ruin a credit report. Successfully dealing with […]

According to the nonprofit American Student Assistance, there are approximately 37 million people with student loans in the United States today, and the average balance is about $24,000. Friends, this is not good debt. And Congress would like to double the student loan interest rate on federal student loans, starting in July. The terms on […]