Friday, August 21, 2015

Understanding What Entails Student Loan Debt

By Shawn Hunter


College and graduate schools students have opted for student loans as a way of funding their education and providing educational opportunities that they could otherwise not afford. Students have afterwards been left with enormous student loan debt and maybe no jobs to finance the debt after graduation.

The cost of livelihood is increasing with the high economic rise. School fees, rent, energy has increased as well as cost of food and clothes which increases each year. Most well paying careers have a minimum entry of college education when employing individuals. This clearly outlines that education is of great importance despite the high tuition fee.

The future of a student can greatly be influenced by the amount of funds borrowed, repayment terms and how they spend the finances. Consultation of a finance specialist before loan application is very important. Other alternatives apart from borrowing funds can be considered by students before applying for loans. An example is sharing costs with a roommate, looking for a job to earn extra cash, graduating early by taking more classes and cutting on rent by living with your parents.

It is important to understand the rate of interest rate to be applied on the money borrowed. This varies from the types of loans, period of payment and the amount borrowed. Many students loans have a fixed interest rate while others increase daily, monthly or annually. This means that when financing the debt, the amount is way higher than the amount initially borrowed.

Several years of study has revealed that students take about 20 years paying the debts in their lives. This has been caused by late employments, reduced salaries and lack of career opportunities. It has led to debts increase which has affected the choice of jobs taken, business opportunities pursued, late marriages and poor mortgage management.

To provide more learning opportunities for citizens, most countries decreased the fee rate in universities. This came as the best news for the students who can now afford college fees without borrowing loans. Individuals can find alternative ways to pay these finances. However stressing it is, early payment of loans is the easiest and best way to finance for the accumulated amount. It provides freedom to visit places, do own business and other constructive work.

First, it is important to make a plan on how to pay the funds borrowed. Creating a budget should be the first step so as to know what amount should be paid and where. Paying the lent funds weekly, increasing the amount payable monthly and making payments while still in school are ways of paying the money faster. An individual can also take up an extra job during his free time to increase the income and amount to be paid.

Those who pay their borrowings earlier are at an advantage over those who delay. Most are those who are employed after college. Whichever the circumstances, repayment of these borrowed money is inevitable. Loans are not the best way to go about when financing education but at times it is the only way out.




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