I know that I promised to try to keep politics out of this blog during the election campaign, but when the topic of student loans and benefits gets raised- a favourite pet topic of mine since I was involved with the students’ union back in my undergrad- I just couldn’t resist.
The Liberal Platform, released earlier [...]
You have just graduated from a good university with a law degree and a student debt of $100,000. Twenty-five percent (25%) of your debt is a government student loan, whole the remainder is comprised of various private loans and a line of credit. You have no assets aside from your personal effects and small emergency [...]
In the past few days there have been a number of excellent blog posts giving financial advice and tips to students heading off to college, pockets overflowing with student loan cash:
Four Pillars: Back To School - Get Your Educational Finances In Order
Clever Dude: Work, Life and School for Graduate Students
Canadian Capitalist: Back to School: Save [...]