Student Loan Debt Burden and Repayment Plan Concerns Highlighted
An individual shares their struggle with $300,000 in student loan debt, expressing increased worry due to upcoming changes in repayment plans, despite having pursued public-service work.
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I'm struggling to pay off my $300,000 student loan debt. The coming changes to repayment plans have me even more worried.
The author is struggling to pay off her student loan debt. Courtesy of Ariel Goldstein I took out student loans, believing public-service work would eventually make the debt manageable. Years of low wages, health issues, and unstable repayment policies left me in debt. Changes to the federal repayment SAVE program are making it even harder for me to achieve stability. Student loans were supposed to be my ladder out of poverty. Instead, they are an anchor. I did not have a stable or secure c...
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