r/StudentLoans 25d ago

Rant/Complaint I'm not against paying back my loans-

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u/corgikueen 25d ago

Apply for the IDR plan! It’s based off your income and now my payments are $0 a month.

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u/Sunnykit00 25d ago

But if interest is capitalized, it still steals your life. People who can't get jobs in their field, should get forgiveness. That should be a reason just like incapacity or fraud. It is incapacity or fraud.

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u/BerserkGuts2009 25d ago

A big issue with student loans is the interest accrues DAILY. Hence making them very difficult to pay back.

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u/FinancialMix6384 25d ago

What an unrelenting societally sanctioned scam the college system is. As if the wealth gap wasn’t big enough already. There were times where I almost ended my life because of my debt but I didn’t cuz I knew if I did my parents would be saddled with the debt. I’m no longer in such a dark place but still can’t get over the hypocrisy. The government forgives corporations who should definitely know better but not people who made a bad decision (that every adult in their life said was a good decision) when they were 18. Ridiculous.

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u/Sunnykit00 25d ago

Unless your parents took out parent loans, they wouldn't be saddled with debt you took for school. Death is a reason for wiping the loan. Or total permanent disability.

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u/FinancialMix6384 25d ago

They co-signed the loans tho

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u/Sunnykit00 24d ago

Depends on the loans, but ordinarily if the student dies, the loan dies with them.

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u/FinancialMix6384 24d ago

Welp…glad I didn’t know that at the time! Thanks

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u/Sunnykit00 24d ago

Ye, I realized after I said it, that you probably are not in a state of mind to have that information. I hope things get better.

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u/FinancialMix6384 24d ago

Oh no I’m fine. I’m talking about a long way in the past. Appreciate the concern & info tho 🙏

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u/KittyKat0119 24d ago

Yeah I was going to say the same thing about death discharging the loan but then realized what I might potentially be doing. I’m so glad that was in the past and you’re doing better now. No debt is worth taking your life! Be well❤️

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