September 15, 2006, Newsletter Issue #31: Getting Through College Debt Free

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One of the hardest things for any college student to do is to graduate debt free. Between the college lifestyle, tuition, books, and other expenses, most of the college students today graduate and find that they have to find a job just to pay off their schooling. Seems like a terrible circle, doesn't it? Well, there are ways to come out of college debt free and here are a few tips on how.

First, stay away from unnecessary student loans. When it comes to student loans, those dollar signs look so good that many students do not appreciate that they will actually have to pay them back. Because of this, students will often take out as many loans as they can get their hands on.

If you want to get through college debt free, remember this – loans bad, grants good. A grant, unlike a loan, will not need to be paid back and there are grants available all over the place. Before you sign on for a student loan, look around for as many grants as you can find from local organizations and the like.

Second, remember, you are in college for a reason and it is not to live in an expensive apartment or to build up bar tabs. Of course you should soak in as much of the ‘college experience' as you possibly can, but never at the expense of your financial future. Too many of those aforementioned loans are spent on shots instead of books.

Keep your eye on the scholastic ball when you are in school and you have a far better chance of graduating, and doing it debt free. There are a lot of trappings in any college life. Avoid them as much as possible and you will graduate and be able to get a job for reasons other than to pay back your debts. Graduating debt free can be done with some simple planning and smart decisions.

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