http://banktalk.org/2011/11/04/student-loan-debt-approaches-one-trillion-dollars/ Exploring the Finances of the Unbanked Tue, 22 May 2012 19:08:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://banktalk.org/2011/11/04/student-loan-debt-approaches-one-trillion-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-14671 Garrett Wed, 09 Nov 2011 23:09:01 +0000 http://banktalk.org/?p=4155#comment-14671 I too do not have a student loan. Many of my co-workers in the health care industry do though. It seems to me that this particular loan is the last to pay off on their priority list. The small interest percentage is a lulling complacency. Adds up over time, but is easily rationalized away. I too do not have a student loan. Many of my co-workers in the health care industry do though. It seems to me that this particular loan is the last to pay off on their priority list. The small interest percentage is a lulling complacency. Adds up over time, but is easily rationalized away.

]]> http://banktalk.org/2011/11/04/student-loan-debt-approaches-one-trillion-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-14617 Caitlin Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:31:39 +0000 http://banktalk.org/?p=4155#comment-14617 As a recent college graduate, and a current bartender, I can totally relate to this post. I was one of the lucky ones whose parent's were a big help, and I left undergrad without student debt. However, these days a bachelors degree is almost as useless in most cases. The funds have run out, and grad school seems to be the best choice for the immediate future. The thought of such daunting debt is most definitely scary though. I feel like students today either have to choose between no education or extreme debt. What is the best choice? Further schooling does not necessarily garuntee you a high sallary. It almost seems to be a lose-lose situation. So what should be done? As a recent college graduate, and a current bartender, I can totally relate to this post. I was one of the lucky ones whose parent’s were a big help, and I left undergrad without student debt. However, these days a bachelors degree is almost as useless in most cases. The funds have run out, and grad school seems to be the best choice for the immediate future. The thought of such daunting debt is most definitely scary though. I feel like students today either have to choose between no education or extreme debt. What is the best choice? Further schooling does not necessarily garuntee you a high sallary. It almost seems to be a lose-lose situation. So what should be done?

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