Some days for Rachel Jordan start at 5 a.m. and don’t end until midnight — sometimes for multiple days in a row.“I’m just ...

Earning a college degree is seen as a key component of the American dream, but that achievement often comes at a steep cost. The average student loan debt among recent college graduates who ...

In this series, we’re talking to people who’ve paid off their student loans, breaking down how they did it and what they learned. Zina Kumok graduated from Indiana University in 2011 with a bachelor’s ...

For anyone getting a refund, tax season is the best time of year. But for those who have defaulted on their federal student loans, their potential joy can be seized by the IRS to pay down the federal ...

Student loan borrowers know better than most: Debt is a dream killer. For many of these borrowers, it’s a juggle between paying down their education debt and saving for future milestones, including ...

Debt is a growing problem in America. Total household debt rose to $18.59 trillion in the third quarter of 2025, according to the latest Quarterly Report on Household Debt and Credit. The bulk of that ...

What if I told you the only way you can get your college degree is by spending the next 20 years paying off the debt to attend that school. Would you still go? Many people I know need to achieve that ...