Have you ever been awarded any student loan debt relief? What were the circumstances? Curious after reading about the latest wave of debt forgiveness. None of it applies to me but that’s okay.

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I haven't, but I'm still hoping that it will happen for me in the near future. I have been working hard over the last 4 years to pay it off, and I've barely made a dent. I don't see a way I will ever get it paid off at these absurd interest rates. I have a friend in Canada who said that the interest rates were always super low but in 2023, the government permanently eliminated student loan interest so now all they have to pay off is the actual loan. AND if they can't afford to make payments, it's no big deal. They apply every 6 months for reduced or stopped payments. The envy is real.

Ugh I’m so sorry you’re dealing with that. My loans are all federal so interest is relatively low. Still will be paying plenty of $$ in interest over the next several years though!! That’s amazing that the Canadian government eliminated interest on loans. There’s so much wrong with college prices and predatory loans here

No, but step 1 of that parade should have been to get rid of the lending practices that made it important in the first place. If the situation is that bad, it's insanity to band-aid the symptoms and ignore the cause.

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