I know a few people with ridiculous student loans..

[andrewducker]

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[fearmeforiampink]

It feels somewhat weird to actually now be paying off noticeable (if still fairly small) amounts of my student loan, now at the age of 29, when previously I'd paid about £10-20 total.

Admittedly, mine's pre-top up fees, but I did two BA degrees, one right after the other, so there's a fair amount to it. At some point it zeros, don't know when.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

I am glad I didn't have loans at all. (they'd only just come in when I was at uni). I was (and am still) very anti-loan so I suspect that in necessity I'd have got a part-time job [as it was, summer jobs and a wee bit of rent money from my folks sorted me out]

I can't recall if there is even an option to pay it all off early?

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

They changed the terms and conditions after the first few years - I took mine out the first 2 years they were available and the interest was always low and you could pay them off whenever. Later on they became more like commercial loans.

[anton-p-nym.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall that one villain on the Darkwing Duck cartoon series was driven to a life of crime by her attempt to pay off her student loans...

-- Steve remembers being quite surprised at that level of social commentary in a Disney kids' show.

[channelpenguin.livejournal.com]

sounds horrible. All loans should have a "pay off early" option

[manintheboat.livejournal.com]

$70,000. I have an AS and a BA. It's down to $30,000.

And, no matter what the politicians say, I worked a full time job and had roommates the whole time.

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Mine started in the six figures, and 10 years after graduation, it remains in the six figures. Without a significant increase in salary -- alas, I didn't win the Mega Millions -- I honestly wonder if I'll ever be able to pay it off.

[call-waiting.livejournal.com]

Oy vey.

[kerrypolka.livejournal.com]

My favourite bit about US student loans is how they're (the only debt that is?) impossible to be discharged through bankruptcy. YAY FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY

[pisica.livejournal.com]

In the UK you can't discharge student loans through bankruptcy, either.

[pisica.livejournal.com]

The video got it wrong about marriage - you no longer become responsible for your spouse's loans.

Which, given the comparison between my loans and C's, is a relief. :)