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Alternatives to Student Loans to Fund Your Education

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

I wasn’t able to get student loans, which now I see as a blessing. Once I started taking action to pay for school through methods other than taking out student loans, I realized it wasn’t that difficult. Many students think that they can’t work, because school takes up a lot of their time. Career Tips'

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What Should I Look for in a Business School?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

And the traditional method does have its upsides—networking is far easier when you’re in a classroom with all of the same people, and you’ll be able to dedicate your full effort to learning. For those who can’t afford to drop everything, however, a part-time degree program might be a better fit.

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Find out How Acadia & Her Husband Paid off $97,000 in Student Loans

Family Balance Sheet

My husband works as an architect and I teach art part time at my son’s school. All of our debt was $97,000 in student loan debt. It took us two years of my husband working full-time at his job and then using every other second to work on the house. We are no longer tied down to a mortgage and student loan debt.

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How to Graduate College Without Being Broke

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The same kind of over thinking tends to infect financial advice, as well, especially when it’s doled out to college students who are desperate to come up with ways to make a few extra bucks between studying for exams and balancing their social lives. Eat right and exercise, and you’ll be fine.

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End of Year Wrap Up and 2012 Goals

Finally Frugal

It's been quite a year; I have a total of four jobs (one full time, three part time) and am beginning to make a dent in my student loan debt. By the end of this year, I will have increased my income by over 70% (compared to my one full time job). Hello, and Happy Holidays, folks! So that's it!

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A mid-year update.

Finally Frugal

My student loans are now down to $39,071 !!!! I started the year at around $49,300 so I think I'm doing well for being five months into the year. What that means, though, is that I'll have to pay at least $3,000 per month towards my student loans for the rest of the year. Student Loan Debt: $61,762::::$39,070.

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Life Decisions

Nicoles Nickels

I gave up a full scholarship years ago to get married right out of high school because I was, well, young and in love. Time passed, and as a sometimes happens, we grew apart and eventually divorced. And I now have 2 wonderful grandchildren to love as well. Well it is and it isn’t.

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