My Inevitable Rant About Student Loans

I feel like I’m beating a dead horse when I talk about this subject (am I allowed to use this analogy as a vet???), but I need to talk about student loans. To be quite frank, this student loan issue was a huge catalyst for me starting this blog. I graduated 15 years ago with…

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Debt Payoff: An Interview With The Debtist

This post is an interview with the blogger, The Debtist. I had originally heard her story on a Choose FI podcast episode, and I knew that I had to write a blog post about her story. I reached out to her and she was gracious enough to do this interview. Here’s her take on her…

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Paying Off Student Loan Debt: A Case Study

(Edited to add: The Student Loan Planner is now a featured resource on this blog! Find out more on my Student Loan Advice page!) It’s hard enough figuring out our own personal finances.  Adding another person into the mix can make it much more difficult.  Especially when that person has six-figure debt. In my case,…

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Student Loan Repayment Overview

I am honestly shocked and dismayed at how complicated it has become to pay back student loans.  Back when I was in school, there were fewer options, which actually made the process easier because you didn’t have to research so many choices.  Now, due to the ballooning costs of postsecondary education throughout the country, there…

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