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Student Loan 101

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• Borrow Smart (Kiplinger Video)

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• Income contingent repayment calculator

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Turn your skills or your stuff into extra cash

Jessica Marquez was facing the exorbitant expense of living in New York City with nothing but a newly minted Masters of Arts degree and $70,000 in student loan debt.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/01/15/money.for.your.stuff/index.html?iref=newssearch

Student LoanTypes

• Perkins Loans should be a first choice because of their low interest rate

• Stafford Loans are easy to qualify for, and the interest charges may be subsidized for some time

• PLUS Loans allow parents to borrow very large dollar amounts so that you can cover all your cost

• Consolidation Loan

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• Student Loan 101

• Student loan types

• Steps to get a student loan

• Choosing a lender

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Obama's $800 Billion Stimulus or $1.34 Trillion Stimulus and how it effects you.

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2009/02/06/obamas-800-billion-stimulus-or-134-trillion-stimulus.html?loomia_ow=t0:a41:g29:r5:c0.00576513171093:b21507349

Video

• Borrow Smart (Kiplinger Video)

Ask the Expert

Websiteshttp://www.mint.com/

• Income contingent repayment calculator

Turn your skills or your stuff into extra cash

Jessica Marquez was facing the exorbitant expense of living in New York City with nothing but a newly minted Masters of Arts degree and $70,000 in student loan debt.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/personal/01/15/money.for.your.stuff/index.html?iref=newssearch

• Student Loan 101

• Student loan types

• Steps to get a student loan

• Choosing a lender