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2185: How Student Loans Work: Applying, Borrowing, and Paying Back by Robert Farrington

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Investing, Business, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 28 January 2023

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Robert Farrington of The College Investor talks about how student loans work Episode 2185: How Student Loans Work: Applying, Borrowing, and Paying Back by Robert Farrington Robert Farrington is a personal finance expert that focuses on helping millennials get out of student loan debt and start investing for their future. He also helps parents make smart choices about college financing options and navigating the complex world of paying for school. He started The College Investor in 2009 as a forum to discuss the myriad of financial issues facing young adults. The original post is located here: https://thecollegeinvestor.com/21917/how-student-loans-work/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Interested in advertising on the show? https://www.advertisecast.com/OptimalFinanceDaily Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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This is Optimal Finance Daily Episode 2185.

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How student loans work, applying, borrowing and paying back by Robert Farrington of thecollegeinvestor.com.

1:12.0

Welcome back to Optimal Finance Daily or welcome if you're new here.

1:17.0

I'm your host and personal finance enthusiast, Diana Mariam.

1:21.0

We're going to get right to it today as we optimize your life.

1:28.0

How student loans work, applying, borrowing and paying back by Robert Farrington of thecollegeinvestor.com.

1:38.0

Increasingly, Tuitions continue to rise, saddling millions of students with large amounts of student loan debt.

1:45.0

In fact, the average student is graduating with almost $30,000 in student loans.

1:50.0

At the time of this writing, that's slightly more than a Tesla Model 3 or even a wedding.

1:56.0

Without student loans, many people would not even be able to attend college.

2:01.0

For most anyone heading to college, student loans will become a fact of life.

2:05.0

But where do student loans come from? How much can you borrow and what is the true cost?

2:11.0

In this article, you'll learn all about how student loans work.

2:15.0

The ins and outs of student loans.

2:18.0

Student loans are available for undergraduate and graduate students alike.

2:22.0

They're based on need of which income is only one component.

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