I have not begun paying anything yet on my masters degree. I started grad school in 2019 and finished in 2021. I can’t afford these payments. I’m sick of our government spending overseas for various purposes yet US taxpayers get hit over and over and over again. Make it make sense.

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Try an IDR plan. These plans are like financial chameleons, adjusting your monthly payments based on your income. So even if your wallet feels emptier than a college cafeteria after closing time, you can still make manageable payments.

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I have done a few of those. And right now have a new pending IDR which I applied for 2 days ago. I paid off my bachelors on my own before hitting 30. At that time I felt so proud of myself. I’ve never relied on my family to support me financially. I got my masters degree 16 years after my bachelors - thinking I’d be able to leave the insurance world and never look back. I was doing grad school all thru covid which ruined a lot of things on my end and so, here we are post covid and political and economic issues… I don’t have much money and it makes me really depressed 😔

Are these federal loans? Do you qualify for any of the repayment plans? The country is too conservative, vote for people that’ll share your concerns about the student debt crisis.

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Yes I am aware. I’ve used the simulator and it’s still BS. I still can’t afford what they want on a monthly basis.

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