When Alex and Priya Thompson got married, they weren’t just blending their lives—they were also blending their debts. Between student loans, credit card balances, and a hefty car loan, their combined debt totaled nearly $78,000. Like many young couples, they felt the constant pressure of monthly payments eating into their income. Despite working decent jobs—Alex in IT and Priya as a marketing associate—they found themselves living paycheck to paycheck.
This is how Alex and Priya turned their financial situation around
“I remember the day we added it all up,” Priya recalled. “It was terrifying. We knew we had to make a change, but we didn’t know where to start.”
How I’m Paying Off Nearly $27,000 of Student Loans in Under a Year
We have a guest post today from wonderful Sarah, who worked on side gigs based on her talents and knowledge to pay a major portion of her student loan debt. See a live example of how quickly you can wipe off your student loan by doing what you love most. If you’re shopping for student loans, check StudentLoanHero first. they are online and can give you the rates fast.
The student loan crisis is crippling many college graduates – myself included. Through no fault of our own, many people graduate with $100,000+ in student loan debt. Are you one of us? Having money is something I’ve struggled with for most of my life. After all, we’re never taught about managing money in school.
Reader question – Personal Loan or Home Equity Loan for Emergency Medical Expenses?
It’s not always possible to reply to readers’ questions individually, I apologize to them whom I could not respond to. This post revolves around a reader question – Pravin asked, whether he should go for a personal loan or home equity loan, to fund medical expenses for his visiting mother. His mother is not adequately insured through traveler’s insurance she got from her home country.
For immigrants, it’s common practice, parents come from their country on a temporary health insurance. Often these insurance have fine prints and exclusion clauses that no one cares to read. Pravin is unfortunate to face this situation, as 99% of the time, medical attention is not required during parents’ stay in United States, which only lasts a couple of months or so due to visa restrictions. (SEE ALSO – Best personal loan option)
Surgery and the 10 Questions You Need to Ask Your Doctor
The following is a guest post from PB, who is the primary author of Economically Humble, a blog for college students, graduate students and professors who are interested in saving money at home and on campus. Enjoy the article.
My partner, like most college students, graduate students and professors, uses her keyboard throughout the day. It came as no surprise, then, that an old wrist injury from her Semi-pro Volleyball days flared up. A surgery was needed.
As I sat in the waiting-room I ran over the questions to ask the doctor in the planning stages of the surgery. Some of the questions were obvious, but others came to mind only because I have colleagues that are health policy researchers.
How to Decorate Your Home with Used Furniture
The following is a reader story submitted by Sandy. Who is a stay-at-home mom with a five-year-old kid. I hope you will enjoy this article and get some value out of it. I did edit her submission to fit the objectives of this blog.
Decorate with used furniture
I was generally raised to be a homebody, so the transition was not difficult. What I find kind of hard is the fact I could sometimes get so antsy with my own home!
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