We Quit Paying Extra on Our Student Loans (and Why It Feels Dangerous)
My husband and I stopped making extra student loan payments and now send that money to a high-interest savings account. I don't love the plan.
While it’s entirely possible to finish an undergraduate education debt-free, it’s become less likely that physicians and other high-income professionals can do the same. That’s why it’s so important to know how to manage student loans and the programs that provide student loan forgiveness—especially in a political world that constantly makes changes to them.
My husband and I stopped making extra student loan payments and now send that money to a high-interest savings account. I don't love the plan.
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