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from: Starting Out Right: Graduating Debt Free
Jimmy Walker
Today, college students are facing a lot more than a sluggish
job market and high cost housing at graduation. With rising
tuition cost, limited grant-based aid and aggressive credit card
companies campaigning on-campus, students are graduating with
the highest levels of debt ever.
Reducing or eliminating debt accumulated in college is not an
easy task, but it is doable with proper budgeting and planning.
There are two major types of aid offered to college students:
grants and scholarships, which are free, and loans, which has to
be repaid later. Monitoring the amount of student loans accepted
each term is often ignored by many college students. When the
financial aid award package arrives, students are first and
foremost concerned with rather it will cover that year's tuition
and fees. Not much attention goes into rather the awarded amount
is too much and which awards, mainly loans, is not needed.
Preparing a budget each school term can give students an idea of
how much is needed to cover necessities such as tuition, books,
and personal items. Simply accepting the amount the financial
aid office calculates can be very costly later.
Time Management is also a factor that can cause more or reduce
college debt in the end. It's a given that colleges and
universities are institutes of education. But it is also a hub
for social interacting.
Allotting time for studying pays off by earning the grades that
will earn students their degrees and eventually that dream job.
Meeting new people and hanging out with friends can be great for
social interaction. But to help with the almighty college debt,
it will be a good idea to add a job to the equation. Having a
part-time job in college can account for thousands of dollars
that can be used in place of student loans, thereby reducing
college debt.
Students must also be mindful of credit card debt and what
effect it can have on their financial future and overall debt at
graduation. With its high interest rate and misleading low
monthly payment schedule, credit card debt is what many consider
the worst kind of debt a student can pile up.
Like everything else, credit cards too have its use in the
college community. On one hand, credit cards help students
establish credit and earn the trust of future creditors, which
is needed to lease a car or purchase a home. On the other hand,
credit card spending can easily get out of control. Applying for
and accepting too many credit cards can compound debt problems.
Students should limit the amount of credit cards they apply for
and use them for emergencies only.
With a little work, students are able to optimize their spending
to reduce college debt. At the beginning of each school term,
accepting less in student loans, preparing a weekly budget and
sticking with it, getting a part-time or work study job, and
limiting credit card usage can be the difference of $20,000,
$50,000, or more in additional debt by graduation.
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