Until last week, very little financial relief was available to students
Category: Student loan
Financial milestone: consolidation loan fully paid-off!
Yesterday, I made a lump-sum payment of a little over $ 8 000, effectively putting my consolidation loan to its final resting place.
Financing post-secondary education
With high-school over and Summer ahead before going back to school, let’s look at alternatives to the dreaded student loans and lines of credit. The Canadian Federation of Students estimates a graduate will owe around $ 27 000 when leaving school. Unfortunately, many parents cannot save to pay for their children’s education and tuition fees …
The ugly truth about Government student loans
A growing number of high-school graduates turn to government student loans to finance their post-secondary education. Adults returning to school full-time may also elect to do so. I was one of them. There is a number of reasons why: - parents haven’t been able to set aside enough money into an RESP - not …
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