Student Loans

volwindy · 07-16-2008, 02:00 PM

I've been getting advice and will talk to my parents about this as well, but I want to see what everyone says, get more advice. Thankfully so far I have not had to have any student loans so far, but that will now change, I just can't do it as tuition just rises everywhere!

I've read where these loans you don't start paying until 6 months after you graduate. Well I don't really need that since I do have a full time job, I could be paying right now. For instance I could pay $X per month right now, I just can't afford the $5,500 per semester right now. What are the suggestions to do?

holdemvol · 07-16-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by volwindy

I've been getting advice and will talk to my parents about this as well, but I want to see what everyone says, get more advice. Thankfully so far I have not had to have any student loans so far, but that will now change, I just can't do it as tuition just rises everywhere!

I've read where these loans you don't start paying until 6 months after you graduate. Well I don't really need that since I do have a full time job, I could be paying right now. For instance I could pay $X per month right now, I just can't afford the $5,500 per semester right now. What are the suggestions to do?

pay as much as you can as soon as you can. Starting your professional life with as little debt as possible will reap great rewards.

VolfanMike · 07-16-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by holdemvol

pay as much as you can as soon as you can. Starting your professional life with as little debt as possible will reap great rewards.

Great advice, I agree with Holdem.

Vol Mania 21 · 07-16-2008, 02:08 PM

no doubt, i had one small student loan like 3,500 for summer school one year since the scholarship didn't cover summer school. classes were a grand each. lets just say the interest on the loans blow a big load. i've been paying more each month, i'm about 700 dollars away from having it off

volwindy · 07-16-2008, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by holdemvol

pay as much as you can as soon as you can. Starting your professional life with as little debt as possible will reap great rewards.

Well I'm already a professional. I have my associates degree and I'm going back for my bachelors.

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no doubt, i had one small student loan like 3,500 for summer school one year since the scholarship didn't cover summer school. classes were a grand each. lets just say the interest on the loans blow a big load. i've been paying more each month, i'm about 700 dollars away from having it off

You could pay it off right now if you wanted to right? You don't have to have a set time? Half of my loans will have no interest and another half will if I use that route, not sure what that would all mean in the end.

myrobbins7 · 07-16-2008, 02:15 PM

Pay cash, that's all...

volwindy · 07-16-2008, 02:16 PM

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Pay cash, that's all...

Hand over your cash, that's all...

myrobbins7 · 07-16-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by volwindy

Hand over your cash, that's all...

Vol Mania 21 · 07-16-2008, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by volwindy

Well I'm already a professional. I have my associates degree and I'm going back for my bachelors.

You could pay it off right now if you wanted to right? You don't have to have a set time? Half of my loans will have no interest and another half will if I use that route, not sure what that would all mean in the end.

ya i could if i wanted to, but i'm also trying to add more to my savings account and other funds. see my payments are only 50 a month, but i pay more than that to get it out of the way

holdemvol · 07-16-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by volwindy

Well I'm already a professional. I have my associates degree and I'm going back for my bachelors.

You could pay it off right now if you wanted to right? You don't have to have a set time? Half of my loans will have no interest and another half will if I use that route, not sure what that would all mean in the end.

The point was when you are finished with school you will be well served to be as debt free as possible.

volwindy · 07-16-2008, 02:34 PM

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The point was when you are finished with school you will be well served to be as debt free as possible.

Then why do they say payments won't start until 6 months after you finish school?

Vol Mania 21 · 07-16-2008, 02:38 PM

what?

holdemvol · 07-16-2008, 02:39 PM

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Then why do they say payments won't start until 6 months after you finish school?

the payments won't start until your done but the money you would use to make the payments could be put to much better use. If you invested the money that would have been making student loan payments properly your life will be much sweeter in the long run financially speaking. Compound interest is a beautiful thing.

MontereyVol · 07-16-2008, 03:59 PM

Make sure you get a Stafford type loan. That keeps the lender from selling your loan to another bank and then the new loan holder jacks up your interest rate by combining your loans (a cute thing I notice is usamerican bank sells the loans between departments so the loans all go to the highest interest rate) .

your original lender may, and probably will sell your loan, but the rates should stay the same. Thus look at your interest rate you are getting, it shoudn't be more than 6%. Only take out loans you have to have, and check them monthly to make sure nothing is being attached or altered. If you end up taking out more than one loan over time, DO NOT CONSOLIDATE YOUR LOANS.

droski · 07-16-2008, 04:02 PM

they key is when they start charging interest not when you have to start paying. get the ones that delay them charging interest.