Worried About Debt? 6 Ways Your Student Loans Could Be Forgiven
You want to pursue an interest that requires higher education, maybe several degrees, but you might not have tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars sitting in the bank. So, what to do?
To speak plainly, most (if not all) young adults can’t fully afford college on their own. U.S. colleges are notorious for being ridiculously expensive. And if parents aren’t able to assist financially, they have to either (A) grind at their studies to aim for that perfect ACT score and load up on community service to get a scholarship, or (B) simply resign themselves to taking out loans to pay off later in the midst of the glamorous new life chapter titled “Adulting.” Then, when they’re graduated and mentally exhausted, exhaling after commencement with their rectangular paper of achievement, their enthusiastic grandpa or well-meaning uncle eagerly asks, “So, what’s next, grad school?” Brain and bank account both cringe. You might relate to Joe March from Little Women and groan, “I hate money!”