I have a car loan I pay on time and a student loan on time…..
Why are those considered chopped liver in comparison to a credit card.
Aren’t credit cards terrible?

Please tell me what your total debt figure is and what does that debt include. (student loan, car loan, credit card, etc) I’m really curious as to what kind and how much debt others have in comparison to mine.
I really appreciate people who take the time to answer questions. Just want to point out though, [...]

I know that although this topic should be the last on my mind, I can’t help being prepared for the worst. I applied to 4 colleges…two I REALLY want to attend and two that are excellent institutes but further away. I’m waiting on my ancient high school teacher to answer to my transcript request (Which [...]

I’m currently doing year 1 of my accounting degree, but I’m thinking about changing my course. If I apply at the same university, but do a different degree next year, will I still receive a student loan and a maintenance grant for the next year?

I am getting pretty deep into debt slowly. I have a charged off car payment that I have to pay off, a credit card bill, an ancient cell phone bill, and a student loan. The student loan is really being defered right now but everything else is outstanding. It probably totals 00 mainly because of [...]

Ok, I have applied for FAFSA and it told me I might be able to get two grants that total 00.00, which is way more than I need for the course I am taking. But I took out a student loan last year to pay for that part of my education.
My question is, if I [...]

I have 5+ yrs of credit card debt and also had a repo about 2 1/2 yrs ago. I am able to start getting my bills paid. Will credit consolidaton help or should I contact my creditors and set up payment arrangements. I have a least 5 credit cards, hospital bills, and a [...]

Can anyone help me with this? I’m a college student and I’m going to study in Canada as an international student and I’m going to get a student loan with a co-signer. I’m trying to figure out how they calculate their rates. Which Prime rate and LIBOR rate do they pick? And how do they [...]

I was in the hospital a while back and bills started piling up. I lost my job, was kicked out of school, and then my car broke down. I had no way to pay my bills and now that I have a job, I can’t pay any minimum payments on anything including my [...]

My dad just lost his job in may and my mom doesn’t make much money. He isn’t receiving unemployment pay. I called the financial aid office at my school and they weren’t too helpful and told me that they couldn’t really do anything.
I applied for a student loan (like i have for the past 2 [...]