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Tips for Dealing with Student Loans
Your college education may be your most valuable – and most expensive – investment in your entire life. Chances are that when you finish college, you’ll be graduating with anywhere from $10,000 to several hundred thousand dollars of student loan debt. The average college graduate from a four year college starts out with $220+ per month in student loan repayments. The way that you manage that debt will have an enormous bearing on your future credit rating, which will affect whether or not you can get credit cards, car loans and mortgages. It can even affect your chances of getting a job or apartment you want.
There are ways for you to manage your student loan debt, reduce your payments and get your credit history off to a good start. Here are a few tips from top financial experts to help you manage and deal with your student loans from the start.
Take full advantage of federal student loan programs.
The federal government offers a wide variety of student loan programs for which you can apply. Most of them offer benefits and rights that you won’t have with private student loans. Those benefits include a fixed low interest rate (that means your payments will be the same each month), payment deferments, special benefits for hardship situations, even total forgiveness of your loan under certain situations. Always explore federal student loans before turning to private lenders.
Choose the cheapest loans.
That may seem like a Duh! Statement, but many college students choose loans that will end up costing them thousands more in payments over the years. In choosing the cheapest student loans, there are three things to consider:
- interest rate
- monthly payment
- overall cost
The lowest interest rate won’t always be the cheapest loan. Be sure to consider the projected monthly payment and the overall cost of the loan before making a decision.
Consolidate your federal student loans when you can.
Consolidating your federal student loans can lock in your payments at a lower interest rate than you’d be paying if you don’t consolidate. The other big advantage to consolidating your federal student loans is that you only have to pay one payment each month. It’s a whole lot easier to track and a lot less likely that you’ll be late or miss a payment.
Know what you owe.
The most common mistake that most new graduates and college students make is not knowing how much they owe on their student loans. When you know exactly what loans you owe, you’re in a position to look at options for reducing your overall debt. Information is the key to maintaining a good credit rating, and that will be vital to you throughout your life.
Make it easy to make your payments on time.
Making your payments on time is the one single thing that you can do to lower your debt and keep a good credit rating. Make it easy on yourself:
- consolidate loans so you only have one payment (and a lower interest rate)
- if you can’t consolidate, ask your lender to bill you in ONE bill so it’s easier to track and pay
- have your payments automatically deducted from your bank account (some lenders will even lower your interest rate if you choose this option)
Keeping your student loans debt in check and managing it well will get you off to a good credit start, and put you ahead of the crowd when you apply for a credit card, a car loan or mortgage – even a business loan. Start managing your credit well from the very start by handling your student loans the right way.
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