Essays on Student Loans

Today, due to the availability of loans, various banking facilities such as marriage loans, housing facilities and so on. Most people in the community are familiar with and involved with loan related issues, including buying and selling. Hereof the first ambiguity that comes to mind...

Student loan debt can delay graduates from making major life decisions. The process of buying a home or a car, isn’t as easy for graduates because of the burden of student loan debt. Many students report stories of low-wage jobs, pricey debt and even unemployment....

Since being in this class, I keep hearing “good debt” and “bad debt” and how important it is to know the difference. Debt is considered good when what you get out of it is higher in value than what you put in it. “Good debts”...

Have you ever had any problems with your student loans? In the article “why I defaulted on my student loans” by Lee Siegel. Siegel is a New York City writer and cultural critic who has written for the nation and New York Times and many...

The premise of Debt Cleanse is that people often become overburdened with debt simply through ordinary living. They want to attend college, have a car to drive to work, or own a home. These perfectly reasonable desires generate student loans, vehicle loans, and mortgages. Or...

College students have an unfair advantage when it comes to debt. A student can encounter debt from generational impulse buying. Parents can have poor buying habits and poor habits can be linked to family behavioral problems. Parents who overly exceed their financial resources will produce...

I am rating “Debt Cleanse” by Jorge P. Newbery three out of four stars. “Debt Cleanse” is an exhaustive study, as the subtitle promises, on “How to Settle Your Unaffordable Debts for Pennies on the Dollar (And Not Pay Some at All)”. The author details...

The student loan crisis is the biggest issue effecting young adults in America. Many economists are suggesting that it may be the most devastating economic since the recession during the President Bush administration. A smaller segment of economists are concerned that the economic downside of...

One of the biggest decisions high school seniors have to make is whether to continue their academic careers and go off to college. Deciding where to go will certainly have an impact on the student’s life. In most cases, one of the biggest deciding factors...

Today, 44 million Americans, or one-eighth of the total population that is older than 18, have student loan debt2. On aggregate, student loan debt accounts for 1. 5 trillion of the national debt; however, this figure does not include private student loans which are not...