Sep 23 2019

Student debt hit a depressing amount now hovering at $1.5 trillion. Where do we go from here?

How much is a college education worth?  This question seems to be growing in importance over the last decade as the cost of attending a university is getting out of reach for many.  Going to college and getting an education seems to be part of the package deal when we think of the American Dream.  […]

Jul 18 2017

Student loan tsunami on the horizon:  Of $847 billion in Direct Loan program, only $535 billion is actually being paid back at the moment. 

The amount of student debt continues to grow like a skyscraper reaching for the clouds.  There seems to be an unlimited amount of student debt that college students are willing to take.  As of today, there is $1.44 trillion in student debt outstanding.  But how much of this is being actively serviced?  After all, if […]

Mar 13 2017

Roughly one third of college students spend their loans on spring break and partying.

There is a massive student loan epidemic in the United States.  Over $1.4 trillion in student debt is floating around in our economy lingering like an albatross on the necks of many young students.  While the idea of getting a college degree is more popular today than ever, it would seem like going to spring […]

May 27 2016

Class of Underemployed: Nearly 50 percent of recent college graduates are working in jobs where no college degree is required.

We don’t send our young into the wilderness for a vision quest as a rite of passage.  There are few things in modern society that signify a transition into adulthood.  Going to college is one of them.  And in debt addicted America, it is no surprise that for many, college debt is the first debt […]

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