Students

Student Loan Platform Projects $1 Billion Impact for Users

Candidly sees high demand for student debt relief services...

Restless, bored and in a bit of a rut

I spent 35 years as a high school English teacher. On a normal day, I'd engage with 150 students and teachers in any number of matters. On an abnormal day, maybe there was some crisis to deal with - l...

A New Perk for Some Student Loan Borrowers: A 401(k) Match

Legislation that went into effect this year makes it easier for student loan borrowers to save for retirement while paying down their debt....

Retired with a student loan? A poll for you

Please only vote IF retired and USA loans. Thanks! Just this month payments have resumed on student loans. Despite what many people believe, yes some Retirees have student loans. It is yet another tug...

Student loans.

I know oldsters beyond my age got essentially a free ride, but I am at the leading edge of people who have massive student debt with little chance of paying this off. When will AARP take note and begi...

Keep contributing to my 403b or pay my student loans?

Hi everyone. I have approximately 53k in student loans that I want to pay off. It’s like a black cloud over me. My company contributes 10% of my pay to my 403b~ $176 per paycheck while I contrib...

Short Questionnaire on Social Well-being in Older Adults Who Are Employed vs. Those Who Aren't (65+)

Hello everyone! My name is Ryan and I am a graduate student at CUNY School of Professional Studies. I am conducting a research study to examine the possible effects that working in older adulthood may...

Student Debt Plan Helps Black Retirees

For the sliver of retirees who are far behind in paying their own or their children’s student loans, Social Security can withhold part of their benefits to pay the loans back. But college has go...

How do you keep from dwelling on your age?

I'm 63 and plan to retire in a month. In my life I have had many different self-images: as an athlete, a student, a soldier, a worker, husband, father. It didn't matter that I wasn't particularly good...

Who Holds the Student Loan Debt?

Last week, President Biden announced a policy that would forgive $10,000 in student loan debt for those individuals earning less than $125,000 per year with an additional $10,000 in forgiveness for lo...

Sell Slowly

Have you seen the movie 21? Ever heard of the MIT blackjack team? Does the term "card counting" mean anything to you? If so, then you already know the story of how a clever group of students were able...