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Student               loans,               for               many,               are               an               unfortunate               result               of               pursuing               a               higher               education.

I               am               in               my               second               set               of               student               loans;               I               paid               off               the               loans               (about               $25,000)               from               when               I               sought               a               Bachelor's               Degree               in               English               from               Arcadia               University               (then               Beaver               College).

Now               I               am               in               the               processing               of               paying               off               another               set               of               student               loans,               acquired               when               I               sought               (and               earned)               a               Masters               of               Business               Administration               from               Villanova               University.

I               paid               off               my               first               set               of               loans               by               paying               at               least               the               minimum               due               every               month.

That               sounds               like               an               obvious               strategy,               but               in               conversation               with               some               people,               I've               found               that               it               isn't               necessarily               obvious               to               everyone.
               So,               rule               one:               Pay               off               at               least               the               minimum               amount               due               on               each               loan,               each               and               every               month,               so               that               you               avoid               late               fees               and               interest               rate               increases.

Many               lenders               also               reduce               your               interest               rate               after               a               specific               number               of               on-time               payments,               so               it's               even               more               critical               to               make               sure               you               always               have               enough               for               the               current               payment               and               the               following               month               as               well.

There's               a               part               "B"               to               this               rule:               auto-draft               your               payments               to               the               lender               to               help               make               sure               you               are               never               late.

Bonus:               many               lenders               give               a               small               interest               rate               reduction               for               auto-draft               payments.
               Rule               two:               Pay               ahead               only               if               you               are               sure               you               will               be               able               to               make               your               regular               payment               next               month               too.

If               you               are               on               a               budget               -               as               many               of               us               are               -               and               you               find               yourself               with               enough               extra               money               to               pay               next               months'               student               loan               payments....

Don't               do               it,               particularly               if               your               income               fluctuates               from               month               to               month.

Friends               have               complained               to               me               that               sometimes               they               have               made               a               "double               payment"               and               thought               that               doing               so               would               mean               they               didn't               have               to               pay               next               month.

That               is               not               the               case;               paying               a               month               ahead               doesn't               alleviate               your               responsiblity               to               make               another               round               of               payments               the               following               month.

If               you               have               enough               for               another               month's               payment,               put               it               into               savings,               because               if               your               income               suddenly               is               reduced,               this               way               you               can               get               that               payment               in               by               using               the               money               designated               for               it               from               savings,               while               requesting               a               loan               deferment               or               forbearance,               if               needed.
               Rule               three:               When               you               happen               to               get               extra               money,               perhaps               as               a               gift,               a               tax               refund,               or               any               other               source,               don't               rush               out               and               spend               that               money               on               frivolities.

Sure,               it's               nice               to               "treat"               yourself               sometimes,               but               consider               that               paying               off               your               loans               and               getting               out               of               debt               sooner               is               another               way               to               "treat"               yourself.

Take               at               least               a               good               percentage               of               that               found               money               and               apply               it               to               whichever               student               loan               has               the               highest               interest               rate.

If               all               the               rates               are               equal               between               the               loans               you               have,               then               apply               it               to               the               lowest               balance               loan.
               Rule               four:               Too               many               of               us               have               learned               to               spend               whatever               money               we               earn.

If               you               receive               a               raise,               designate               a               portion               of               that               to               maintaining               your               standard               of               living,               but               also               designate               a               portion               of               that               raise               towards               paying               down               your               debt,               each               and               every               month.

One               rule               of               thumb               is               to               take               any               increase               over               and               beyond               the               rising               cost               of               living,               and               then               divide               the               excess               in               half               -               half               to               improving               your               standard               of               living,               and               half               towards               paying               down               your               debt.

Consider               this:               if               your               pre-increase               salary               is               $40,000,               the               consumer               price               index               is               2%               and               you               receive               a               5%               increase,               then               1.5%               of               your               increase,               every               month,               could               go               to               pay               down               your               loans.

Over               the               course               of               a               year,               in               that               scenario,               you               will               have               applied               an               extra               $500               directly               against               the               principal               of               your               loan,               further               reducing               the               interest               owed,               from               that               one               salary               increase.

If               you               receive               a               similar               increase               the               second               year,               you               can               then               apply               $1,000               for               the               second               year               towards               your               loan               principal               (the               same               $500               designated               from               the               prior               year's               increase               and               another               $500               from               the               current               year's               increase).

This               is               an               extremely               powerful               way               to               pay               down               your               debt               fast,               as               long               as               you               are               comfortable               with               not               increasing               your               standard               of               living               for               a               few               years.
               Rule               five:               If               you               aren't               in               a               position               to               get               a               raise,               then               don't               despair.

Find               some               other               way               to               make               a               few               extra               dollars               each               week.

It               might               be               babysitting,               a               part-time               job               for               a               few               hours               each               weekend,               or               if               you               have               a               talent,               such               as               crafting               goods,               snapping               pictures               or               painting               from               still               photos,               then               capitalize               on               that.

Every               dollar               counts.
               Those               were               the               rules               I               applied               to               my               first               set               of               student               loans.

I               am               working               on               my               second               set               of               student               loans               and               have               just               begun               the               fourth               year               in               the               payment               period,               meaning               I've               just               finished               making               36               on-time               payments.

I've               been               rewarded               with               an               interest               rate               reduction               for               on-time               payments               and               have               been               paying               extra               where               I               can,               usually               between               $50               to               $75               a               month               extra.

I               started               out               three               years               ago               with               just               over               $42,000               in               debt               in               student               loan               debt;               in               just               three               years,               I               have               knocked               off               one-third               of               the               balance               so               that               I'm               at               about               $28,000.

If               I               hadn't               been               pushing               to               pay               these               loans               off               and               only               had               been               making               scheduled               payments,               my               balance               would               be               closer               to               $39,000.

So               I               am               about               $11,000               ahead               in               just               three               years.
               Was               going               into               debt               to               gain               a               higher               education               worth               it?

In               the               case               of               obtaining               my               B.A.

degree,               definitely;               there               are               too               many               employment               opportunities               that               would               have               been               closed               off               to               me               without               that               education               (and               the               accompanying               diploma).

My               adoptive               parents               had               hoped               for               me               to               become,               at               best,               a               clerk-typist.

I               checked               the               average               hourly               wage               for               an               experienced               clerk-typist;               in               my               area,               a               clerk-typist               with               over               a               decade               of               experience               averaged               less               than               $15/hour               in               2010.

By               pursuing               the               bachelor               program               at               Arcadia,               I               was               earning               that               an               hour               -               twenty               years               ago.

It's               a               fair               bet               that               having               the               Bachelor's               Degree               has               allowed               me               to               earn               at               least               twice               what               I               would               have               earned               otherwise,               each               and               every               year.

I               don't               regret               having               had               those               loans               at               all.
               Will               the               MBA               will               prove               to               be               worth               the               time               and               money               spent               in               the               long               run?

I               do               know               that               one               of               the               interviewers               at               my               current               employment               told               me               -               after               I               was               hired               -               that               having               the               ability               to               write               well,               rather               than               having               the               MBA,               was               the               reason               she               had               selected               me.

I               am               not               making               substantially               more               than               before               the               MBA               degree,               but               then,               I               could               also               argue               that               I               have               not               fully               leveraged               the               degree               either:               I               did               not               apply               to               major               financial               institutions               on               Wall               Street,               where               salaries               have               often               been               the               highest               for               MBA's.

Instead,               I               stayed               in               the               Philadelphia,               Pennsylvania               region               and               still               continue               to               work               within               Information               Technology.

Still,               having               the               MBA               degree               may               open               the               door               for               opportunities               higher               up               the               corporate               ladder               eventually.

Only               time               will               tell.






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