than ever‚ students are graduating and beginning their careers with considerable student loan debt. While everyone knows how important it is to save for retirement‚ many wonder whether they should attempt to pay off their student loans before they start investing. Legacy Financial Group‚ a financial planning firm serving clients throughout the Granbury area‚ understands that this is a difficult decision‚ and is here to offer some insight. On the one hand‚ paying off any type of debt can be considered
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Student debt is becoming an increasing issue for many adults and young Americans. Over 1.3 trillion owe in student debt. Truth is‚ presidential hopefuls like Hillary‚ promise us a solution for student debt‚ but instead all they do is present students with these speeches containing false promises. As this problem continues to grow Americans may question if their college education was worth it. We are taught in high school that we are guaranteed to be successful by going to college and getting a
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people want to own are getting way too overpriced because of the society. You can’t find a good job when you get out of college because they are already taken and there are no other companies that could help get you a job. The last reason is that student debt is getting bad in the last couple of years because it is starting to get more expensive and people getting out of college have nothing to do since they don’t have any money to go anywhere or live anywhere. Houses that people want to buy are way
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It has always been said in more recent times that college tuition metaphorically costs an arm and a leg‚ but never specifically how much it is on average; “By 2011 the average student debt was $23‚300.” (Kiener). The statistic gives an idea on how much of an impact debt leaves on an average college student‚ graduating or not‚ and why it is always brought up whenever anyone discusses education beyond high school. With the “sticker prices” of an average public university appearing increasingly intimidating
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September 2014 Student Debt The Gallop poll studies the link between student debt and long term challenges a college graduate faces. The poll shows that those with more student debt tend to have more difficulties in four out of five categories of well-being. The four categories of well-being include community‚ physical‚ purpose and financial. This topic is important to society today because it is now becoming harder to afford a full college education so students are turning to student loans which
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will a lifetime of student debt is really worth it? Knowing‚ that lifetime is a figurative view‚ since most everyone’s loan debt varies‚ but you feel as if it is forever. During this time of deciding where to attend college‚ high school graduates often face this question. With the increase in student loan debt over the last
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A student loan is considered a contractual agreement between the student and the governmental lender but‚ the question presented is what if the student themselves lacks the ability to understand and comprehend the document in which they are signing and the consequences‚ present or future‚ associated to the student aid agreement? The federal law defines incompetency as: “When a party does not understand the nature and consequences of an agreement that he or she has entered into‚ the law treats
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Responsibility or Liability? Student Loan Debt and Time Use in College The article included in Social Forces combats the idea that student loans affect college students motivation and even completion. At first look this is a very generic idea‚ but this specific article delves even deeper. It explores the effects of debt on a student in their daily life and how the amalgamation of those days with debt can affect the shaping of the student’s entire life. In order to properly study debt in a college setting
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No Forgiveness For Student Loan Debt Danielle McArthur Moore Lorain County Community College Kayla Webley touched on a topic that will soon hit very close to home for me. Student loans have been a necessary evil during my schooling and‚ as the end of school approaches‚ I too will be faced with the daunting task of repayment. While there are many good points made in her article‚ I am by no means on board with the idea. Simply giving a “bailout” for college graduates who owe loans
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Student Loan Debt: Rich graduate Poor graduate This year the average college student will graduate with at least $20‚000 in student loan debt (College access and success). For years higher education has been worshiped with God like influence as a way to escape poverty and attain a career and live the American life. With the rising college tuitions it has become increasingly harder for the middle class to afford college and reap the benefits. Seven out of ten students‚ will have a burden
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