http://www.moneyunder30.com/student-loans-collections Simple, Honest Financial Advice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:53:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.moneyunder30.com/student-loans-collections/comment-page-1#comment-8950 Kat Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:53:24 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=2397#comment-8950 Will, fair point. I couldn't get a British bank account at the time and just used cash - however, I was also pretty bad with money. These days even if I lived in the middle of Lapland I'd figure out a way to pay my bills. Will, fair point. I couldn’t get a British bank account at the time and just used cash – however, I was also pretty bad with money. These days even if I lived in the middle of Lapland I’d figure out a way to pay my bills.

]]> http://www.moneyunder30.com/student-loans-collections/comment-page-1#comment-8154 Will Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:08:53 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=2397#comment-8154 You're a law student who couldn't figure out how to send $43 overseas??? You’re a law student who couldn’t figure out how to send $43 overseas???

]]> http://www.moneyunder30.com/student-loans-collections/comment-page-1#comment-2754 C Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:08:14 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=2397#comment-2754 The idea of an educational loan - or really any loan for that matter- nearly doubling is absurd and who knew schools send stuff to collections. The idea of an educational loan – or really any loan for that matter- nearly doubling is absurd and who knew schools send stuff to collections.

]]> http://www.moneyunder30.com/student-loans-collections/comment-page-1#comment-2755 Kat Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:54:13 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=2397#comment-2755 I didn't know it had gone to collections yet and once it has you usually can't consolidate. Plus, often the advice is not to consolidate a Perkins loan because the Government will pay the interest if you are in school (which I was) but not if you consolidate it. I didn’t know it had gone to collections yet and once it has you usually can’t consolidate. Plus, often the advice is not to consolidate a Perkins loan because the Government will pay the interest if you are in school (which I was) but not if you consolidate it.

]]> http://www.moneyunder30.com/student-loans-collections/comment-page-1#comment-2752 Nick Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:51:07 +0000 http://www.moneyunder30.com/?p=2397#comment-2752 An easier solution would have been to just consolidate that loan out of existence. Assuming you take the time to find a good company, you'll have a better loan rep to deal with. You'll still owe the money of course, but at least you won't have to deal with THAT anymore. An easier solution would have been to just consolidate that loan out of existence. Assuming you take the time to find a good company, you’ll have a better loan rep to deal with. You’ll still owe the money of course, but at least you won’t have to deal with THAT anymore.

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